Every second person getting tested in Kolkata is positive

在加尔各答，每2个接受新冠检测的人中就有1人阳性

KOLKATA: One of two persons undergoing RT-PCR tests in Kolkata and its suburbs is turning out to be Covid-positive. In the rest of the state, one of four RT-PCR report is Covid positive. That is a five-fold jump from the begng of the month, when only one of 20 tests was positive.

加尔各答：在加尔各答及其周边地区，接受RT-PCR检测的两人中就有一人呈阳性。在该邦其他地区，4份RT-PCR报告中有一份是阳性。这个数字是月初的5倍，当时20份检测中只有一份呈阳性。

“Laboratories in Kolkata and surrounding areas are reporting a positivity rate of 45%-55% while in other parts of the state the positivity rate is around 24%, up from 5% at the begng of this month,” said a doctor attached to one of the largest laboratories conducting RT-PCR tests in the state.

一位在该邦进行RT-PCR测试的最大实验室之一工作的医生说：“加尔各答和周边地区的实验室报告阳性率为45%-55%，而该邦其他地区的阳性率约为24%，本月初为5%。”

This, a senior doctor at a state-run hospital said, is only the tip of the iceberg. “The actual positivity rate will be much higher. There would be so many asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients who are not getting themselves tested. We are not testing enough. We must not be deterred from testing more as this is one major tool to contain this wave,” he said.

一家国营医院的资深医生说，这只是冰山一角。“实际的阳性率会高得多。有很多无症状或轻度症状的患者没有接受检测。我们的测试还不够。我们要进行更多的检测，因为这是遏制疫情的一个主要手段。”

Of the 25,766 samples tested in the state on April 1, only 1,274 samples were positive, a positivity of 4.9%. On Saturday, 55,060 samples were tested across the state and 25.9% samples or 14,281 persons were positive.

4月1日在该邦检测的25766份样本中，只有1274份样本呈阳性，阳性率为4.9%。周六，全邦共检测了55060份样本，其中25.9%的样本(14281人)呈阳性。

“One reason is the high transmissibility of the mutant virus which is infecting a large number of people in a short span of time. In most cases, entire families are getting infected. Another reason for the high positivity is that only those who are symptomatic are going in for the tests,” said Bhaskar Narayan Chaudhuri, microbiologist at Peerless Hospital.

Peerless Hospital的微生物学家Bhaskar Narayan Chaudhuri说：“原因之一是变异病毒的高传播性，高病毒能在短时间内感染大量人群。在大多数情况下，整个家庭都被感染了。另一个高阳性率的原因是，只有那些有症状的人才会去做检测。”

以下是印度时报读者的评论：译者：Jessica.Wu

R K Deva

thanks to Modi , Shah and their pet election commission.

拜莫迪、沙阿和他们的傀儡选举委员会所赐。

Prathamesh Yamgar

Virus doesn't care who wins election. Virus only knows to sicken the person. God save Bengal now.

病毒不在乎谁赢了选举，病毒只会让人生病。愿神保佑西孟加拉吧邦吧。

Prasad Ramesh Joshi

Slap mass murder charges on every politician who held election rally in Kolkata!!!

在加尔各答举行选举集会的每一个政客，都应该被判大屠 杀罪！

Surendra Mishra

very dangerous situation

形势岌岌可危

Subbu India

If every second man tested in Kolkata is ve then how the covid ve number in Bengal is just around 14000 only

如果加尔各答每2个接受检测的人中就有1人被感染，那西孟加拉的新冠感染人数怎么才1.4万左右？

Imtiyaz Khan

We deserve this , Modi appoint all RSS members to all the important posts in India including election commission.

我们这是活该，莫迪任命RSS成员担任各个要职，包括选举委员会的职位。

buddha jyoti kar

And it has nothing to do with election rally!!!

这和选举集会没有任何关系!!

AGUPTA

This is gift of our politicians who talk big & spread lies all days

这是政客送给我们的礼物，他们整天说大话，散布谎言

Tanmay Chakrabarti

Grave news indeed.

确实是噩耗

Rene Fernandez

We had such stupid CEC who allowed Political rallies and also allowed voting without social distancing . When many will die in Bengal will the Election Commission still sleep in peace ?

选举委员会太蠢了，他们允许举行政治集会，也允许投票的时候不保持社交距离。西孟加拉邦死了那么多人，选举委员会还能安然入睡吗?

DESH MUKH BJP

because of chor chai wala he dont even bother what is hap in the country , but he was busy blaming didi

因为莫迪不关心这个国家发生了什么，而是忙着指责玛玛塔

Desh Bhakt

Modiji tussi great ho..... you have single handedly made India number 1...in corona cases.... lol :)

莫迪太厉害了，你凭一己之力让印度成为世界第一（新冠病例）…哈哈

Raj Kumar

PATHETIC

可悲

Binny Aegis

Will the PM take responsibility or will blame Nehru for this too ?

总理会承担责任吗，还是像往常一样责怪尼赫鲁?

Modis Mirror

Like Donald Trump, Mr Modi would not give up campaigning while the pandemic raged. India went ahead with five state elections in April, and an unmasked Mr Modi held huge rallies. Mr Modi’s brand of Indian exceptionalism bred complacency.

和唐纳德•特朗普一样，莫迪不会在疫情肆虐之际放弃竞选活动。在4月份，5个邦举行了选举，莫迪举行了大型集会，不戴口罩。

Anjan Kesh

Modi should be arrested for anti-national activities in spreading the pandemic

莫迪导致疫情蔓延，这是反国家的，逮捕他

JAI Hind

thanks to idiot PM and HM.. now they will be very very happy.. thier objective is achieved...

拜白痴总理和内政部长所赐。现在他们会非常非常高兴，他们的目标实现了……

Sasi

Heartless Modi.

无情的莫迪。

HappyTimes User

After genocide in Gujarat feku does surgical strike in Bengal. His hands are stricken with blood of innocent people. Even if he wins the cost in terms of human lives will be immeasurable.

继在古吉拉特邦的屠 杀后，莫迪在孟加拉进行了外科手术式的打击。他的双手沾满印度无辜人民的鲜血。即使他赢了，人命的损失也是不可估量的。

Bharat

Thanks to Modi, BJP and EC. Bengal is doomed so is entire country. BJP and Modi cares about power only.

拜莫迪、人民党和选举委员会所赐，西孟加拉要完蛋了，整个国家也要完蛋了。人民党和莫迪只关心权力。