餐厅帐篷是否可以预防新冠感染?

    Some restaurants are providing plastic tents so people can stay separated from each other while they eat. But are these tents a safe way to eat out during the coronavirus health crisis?
    一些餐厅提供塑料帐篷以便人们在吃饭时可以互相保持距离。但是,这些帐篷是否是新冠病毒健康危机期间外出就餐的一种安全途径呢?

    Health experts say outdoor tents are a little safer than eating inside. But, not all tents are equal, they add.
    健康专家表示,在户外帐篷比在室内就餐安全一点。但是并非所有帐篷都一样。

    Many restaurants are putting up single tents, and other outdoor structures that let people who are eating together avoid being indoors. The coronavirus spreads more easily when people are indoors.
    许多餐厅都在搭建单人帐篷,其它户外设施则使聚餐的人们避免进入室内。当人们身处室内时,新冠病毒更容易传播。

    Experts say the tents should have good air circulation. A tent with four walls and a roof, for example, might not have better air circulation than an indoor dining room.
    专家们表示,帐篷内应该通风良好。例如,全封闭的帐篷可能还没有室内餐厅通风好。

    "The more airflow through the structure, the better it is," says Dr. Isaac Weisfuse. He is a public health expert at Cornell University.
    艾萨克· 威斯富瑟博士表示:“设施内通风越好,效果越好。”他是康奈尔大学的公共卫生专家。

    Tents are a creative answer, but should not be shared with people you do not see every day. That advice is from Craig Hedberg. He is a professor at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
    帐篷是一种有创意的解决方案,但是不应该与并非天天见面的人们共享。这是克雷格·赫德伯格的意见。他是明尼苏达大学公共卫生学院的教授。

    "If it's keeping you from being in a common airspace with other people, then that's a good thing," he added.
    他说:“如果它让你避免与其他人共处一室,那就是好事情。”

    Aubree Gordon is an associate professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She said tents should be cleaned and left open for at least 20 minutes after they are used by one group of people. She also said servers should not directly serve food but should leave it outside the tent. This would decrease the risk of infection.
    奥布里·戈登是密歇根大学公共卫生学院的副教授。她说,帐篷一旦被人用过,就应该进行清洁,并打开至少20分钟。她还说,服务员不应该直接上菜,而是应该放在帐篷外面。这能减少感染风险。

    Tents are a way that restaurants can serve people food when many areas have restrictions barring people from gathering inside eating places. But using them means additional costs.
    很多地区有规定禁止人们在餐饮场所聚集,帐篷是餐厅开门迎客的一种办法。但是使用帐篷意味着有额外成本。

    In Detroit, Lumen restaurant asks $30 for each person for a heated structure for two hours. Lumen has larger tents that can seat six people. The group must buy at least $300 worth of food.
    底特律的Lumen餐厅要求每人为使用一顶加热帐篷两个小时付30美元。Lumen餐厅有可以容纳6人的大型帐篷。使用这种帐篷至少需要消费300美元。

    Each time the tent is emptied, the structure is cleaned with sanitizer and aired out for 30 minutes, said Gabby Milton, who is the restaurant's managing partner.
    该餐厅的管理合伙人加比·米尔顿表示,每次帐篷腾空时,都需要用消毒剂清洗并通风30分钟。

    I'm Bryan Lynn.
    我是布莱恩·林恩。(51VOA.COM原创翻译,禁止转载,违者必究!)