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In April, the center of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States
今年4月，美国爆发了新冠肺炎，
was in the New York City area.
疫情中心是纽约地区。
Triage. Over 5000 emergency calls were placed to New York's medical emergency system for many days.
检伤分类。连续多日，纽约医疗急救系统接到超过5000个紧急电话。

New triage rules said a patient must be examined from a distance
新的检伤分类规则规定，在决定是否需要穿防护服做进一步检查之前，
before deciding if protective clothing is needed for a closer examination.
病人必须在一定距离外接受检查。
Triage is the process of deciding which patients to treat first,
分诊指的是，根据他们生病或受伤的程度，
based on how sick or injured they are.
决定先治疗哪些病人的过程。
Triage is done in emergency rooms, disasters and wars when medical supplies are limited.
当医疗用品有限时，人们在急诊室、灾难和战争中进行检伤分类。