BBC News: 美國一季度經(jīng)濟11年最差

BBC news with Stewart Macintosh.

斯圖爾特·麥金托什為您播報BBC新聞。

The coronavirus pandemic has driven the U.S economy into its most severe contraction for more than a decade. It shrank a rate of nearly 5% in the first three months of 2020. The head of the U.S central bank has warned that the slowdown will be even worse in the second quarter.

冠狀病毒大流行已使美國經(jīng)濟陷入了10多年來最嚴(yán)重緊縮。在2020年的前三個月，美國經(jīng)濟收縮了近5%。美聯(lián)儲負(fù)責(zé)人警告稱，第二季度的經(jīng)濟緊縮將更為嚴(yán)重。

The White House health advisor Dr.Anthony Fauci says there has been positive data from the trial of an anti-viral drug to treat Covid-19. He said the drug, remdesivir helped reduce the time to recovery. But the BBC correspondent says it's still unclear if it saves lives.

白宮健康顧問安東尼·福奇博士表示，一種用于治療Covid-19的抗病毒藥物的試驗獲得了積極的數(shù)據(jù)。他說，這種名為remdesivir的藥物有助于縮短康復(fù)時間。但BBC記者表示，目前尚不清楚這是否能挽救生命。

South Africa has reversed the decision to allow cigarette sales when coronavirus restrictions are eased to start in the next month. A government minister says health considerations have played a part in the decision to maintain the ban.

下月開始放寬對冠狀病毒的限制，南非改變了允許銷售香煙的決定。一名政府部長表示，健康方面的考慮是維持禁令的原因之一。

The Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has given up on his attempt to appoint a personal friend as the new federal police chief, after a supreme court judge intervened. Three of Mr.Bolsonaro's sons are under police investigation.

巴西總統(tǒng)博爾索納羅放棄任命一位私人朋友為新任聯(lián)邦警察局長，因為此前一名最高法院法官進(jìn)行了干預(yù)?，F(xiàn)在博爾索納羅的三個兒子正在接受警方調(diào)查。

More coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Yemen where aid agency has repeatedly warned the outbreak of the disease could be particularly devastating. Five infections have been discovered in the southern city of Aden.

內(nèi)容不當(dāng)

The Swedish city Lund is trying to discourage people from gathering for famous festival during the pandemic by tipping a ton of chicken manure over its main park. Official cerebrations for the festival have been canceled across Sweden. The city's mayor said at least the manure could be good for the grass.

瑞典龍隆德市在主要公園傾倒了一噸雞糞，阻止人們在疫情期間參與重大節(jié)日聚會。

瑞典各地的官方慶?；顒右呀?jīng)取消。市長說，至少這些肥料對草有好處。

That is the latest BBC news.

以上是最新的BBC新聞。