没戴口罩，距离0.5米被感染！省外办(省港澳办)提醒在湘外籍人士、港澳同胞戴好口罩，做好防护

　　0.5 Meter – That is What It Takes to Get Infected Without Wearing a Mask! Foreign Affairs (Hong Kong and Macao Affairs) Office of Hunan Province Reminds Foreign Friends and Compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao in Hunan to Wear a Mask and Take Proper Personal Protection

　　据3月21日长沙市新型冠状病毒肺炎防控指挥部办公室发布消息，长沙市芙蓉区新增1例新冠肺炎确诊病例。根据流调发现，该确诊病例曾与外地来长确诊病例在户外公共场所有过短暂时空交集，两人均未戴口罩，两者相向而行、擦肩而过，相隔0.5米左右。

　　A COVID-19 case was confirmed in Furong district, Changsha, according to the announcement of the Office of Changsha Municipal COVID-19 Prevention and Control Headquarter on March 21. The epidemiological investigation shows that the abovementioned case had overlapped outdoor path with another infected case who traveled to Changsha from another province. Both of them did not wear masks. They walked from opposite directions and passed each other at a distance of only 0.5 meter。

　　未佩戴口罩，相隔0.5米左右就能造成传播吗？而且是在户外？疾控中心专家表示，答案是肯定的。新冠病毒无论再怎么变异，仍然是通过飞沫、接触等方式传播，要想防止病毒感染，规范佩戴口罩、勤洗手、手消毒、保持安全距离是性价比最高、最简单的防护手段。

　　Without wearing a mask, can the virus be transmitted at a distance of about 0.5 meter, especially in the open air? The answer is yes, according to an expert from CDC. No matter how much the COVID-19 virus mutates, it can still spread through droplets and contacts. The most cost-effective and simple ways to avoid infection are to properly wear a mask, wash and disinfect hands and keep a safe distance。

　　疾控中心提醒：疫情防控，人人有责。每个人都是自己健康的第一责任人，在日常生活中务必要坚持规范佩戴口罩，勤洗手，公共场合保持1米社交距离，自觉做好个人防护，进入公共场所要主动配合扫防疫“场所码”，主动配合疫情防控举措。做好疫苗注射，减少人员聚集。

　　CDC reminds the public that the pandemic prevention and control is a duty for all, and everyone is responsible for their own health. In daily life, it is necessary to properly take personal protections by wearing masks, washing hands frequently, and maintaining a social distance of 1 meter in public places, etc. It is also required to comply with prevention and control protocols such as scanning the designated health code for each public place at the entrance, getting vaccinated and avoiding gatherings。

　　中共湖南省委外事工作委员会办公室译

　　Translated by Office of Foreign Affairs Commission of CPC Hunan Provincial Committee