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