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每日英語跟讀 Ep.K277: About COVID - 鴕鳥細胞口罩確診會發光與希臘強制打疫苗 This ostrich-cell mask glows if you have COVID

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每日英語跟讀 Ep.K277: About COVID - This ostrich-cell mask glows if you have COVID

Japanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect COVID-19 by glowing under ultraviolet light.

日本研究人員開發出一種使用鴕鳥抗體的口罩,透過在紫外線下發光來檢測「2019冠狀病毒病」(COVID-19)。

The discovery by Yasuhiro Tsukamoto and his team at Kyoto Prefectural University in western Japan could provide for low-cost testing of the virus at home, they said in a press release.

他們在一份新聞稿中說,日本西部京都府立大學的塚本康浩與其團隊的發現,可以為在家中進行低成本的病毒檢測提供條件。

The scientists started by creating a mask filter coated with ostrich antibodies targeting the novel coronavirus, based on previous research showing the birds have strong resistance to disease.

這些科學家首先建立一個口罩過濾層,上面塗有針對新型冠狀病毒的鴕鳥抗體,因為先前的研究表明,鳥類對疾病有很強的抵抗力。

In a small study, test subjects wore the masks, and after eight hours, the filters were removed and sprayed with a chemical that glows under ultraviolet light if the virus is present.

在一項小型研究中,測試對象戴上口罩,8小時後移除過濾層,並噴灑一種化學物質,如果存在病毒,就會在紫外線下發光。

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Greece to make Covid vaccines mandatory for over-60s希臘將強制60歲以上人群接種新冠疫苗

Greece is to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for people aged 60 and over, in a drastic move to stem a new surge in coronavirus cases.

希臘將強制要求60歲及以上的人口接種COVID -19疫苗,這是遏制冠狀病毒新病例激增的一項重大舉措。

Fines of €100 will be imposed at monthly intervals from mid-January on those who refuse, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.

總理米佐塔基斯稱,從1月中旬開始,將對拒打疫苗者每月罰款100歐元(約3130台幣)。

The money will go towards the Greek health system, which is struggling with a surge in hospital admissions.

這些罰金將流入因住院人數激增而承受重壓的希臘衛生系統。

About 63% of Greece’s 11-million population is fully vaccinated, but data show more than 520,000 people over 60 are yet to get the jab.

希臘總人口1100萬人,其中約63%已完成疫苗接種,但資料顯示,逾52萬60歲以上人群尚未接種疫苗。

Greece becomes the second European country, after Austria, to make jabs mandatory.

希臘成為繼奧地利之後,第二個強制國人接種疫苗的歐洲國家。Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1491069; https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1489779