outbreak prevention translation

Shawn at KRCL sent me a couple messages from the Utah Department of Health and I translated them into Chinese so we can record it later on in the studio. The messages were simple common senses that can benefit everyone:

Disease Outbreak Radio Spot

Diseases such as the flu can spread easily from person to person. Sometimes illnesses can spread throughout the world and make many people sick. To avoid getting sick, and protect others when you ARE ill, try these simple steps:

Washing your hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds to kill germs that cause colds and flu.

Germs spread quickly and easily in the air. Cough or sneeze into your arm, rather than your hands, to stop the spread of germs each time you touch someone or something.

Stay home from work or school if you are sick, so you don’t spread the sickness to others.

Know who to call or where to go when you or someone in your family needs help from a nurse or doctor.

This message brought to you by the Utah Department of Health. Additional information and resources at: Be Ready Utah (dot) Gov.

Prepare Radio Spot

In times of emergency, you may find things in short supply. It can be hard to get food or water for many days. During weather emergencies, roads may be impassable and stores unreachable. At other times, for your safety, you may be asked to stay in your home, such as during a disease outbreak. You can prepare yourself and family by storing supplies somewhere safe in your home. Things you may want to have on hand include:

Water
Food
Medications
Flashlight
Can Opener
Radio
Hygiene Items
First Aid
Money

Know who to call or where to go when you or someone in your family needs help from a nurse or doctor.

This message brought to you by the Utah Department of Health. Additional information and resources at: Be Ready Utah (dot) Gov.

And the following is the (Mandarin) Chinese translated version of the messages:

防治傳染疾病

許多在我們身邊的疾病都可能因爲人和人之間的接觸而輕易傳播。政府有鋻於此，列出了幾條可協助民衆保護自身健康安全的準則，希望每個人都可以為防止疾病散播盡自己的一份心力。

第一，常洗手。我們在公共場合洗手的時候，務必記得使用香皂和清水，並至少搓洗和清潔20秒以上，才可有效抑制感冒和其他病毒的傳播。

第二，咳嗽或打噴嚏的時候，記得用手臂遮住嘴巴，而不是用手，因爲如果唾液及噴嚏沾在手上，我們在觸摸他人或物品的時候，也會把病菌間接傳給別人。

第三，感冒生病的時候，盡量待在家裏，避免將病菌帶到工作的地方和學校傳染他人。

第四，每個人都必須知道在緊急的病況下需要接洽的人士及醫護人員的聯絡電話。

以上的訊息是由猶他州健康醫療部門提供；其他詳盡資料請民衆上網至 BeReadyUtah.gov 查詢。


隨時做好防災準備

每有天災人禍，民衆都可能遇上資源供不應求的狀況；此時食物和水也可能有短缺的情形。遇上強烈的氣候或疾病的傳染等，許多道路和商家可能完全關閉，民衆更可能被要求足不出戶，所以我們必須在平時在家裏就做好防災的準備，以防不時之需。

政府希望每戶人家都能做好準備，盡量避免緊急情況發生時可能造成的混亂和恐慌。猶他州健康醫療部門強調，在家中隨時準備好一些防災應急用品，可讓我們在有緊急狀況發生時也能夠盡量平靜度過；有關單位希望各戶人家都能在家中常備下列的物品，存放在隨手可得的地方：

食物和水
藥品
手電筒
開罐器
收音機
衛生用品
急救箱
錢

家中所有的成員，也必須知道所有的緊急聯絡人和醫護人員的電話。

以上的訊息是由猶他州健康醫療部門提供；其他詳盡資料請民衆上網至 BeReadyUtah.gov 查詢。