VOA常速英语:In Brazil, an Outgoing Health Minister’s Alternate COVID-19 Reality

On March 15th, Brazils outgoing Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello, spoke to reporters about progress fighting COVID-19.
3月15日，即将离任的巴西卫生部长Eduardo Pazuello向记者介绍了抗击新冠肺炎的进展情况。
Pazuello proclaimed total transparency in all the actions of the Ministry.
Pazuello宣称卫生部关于新冠肺炎采取的所有行动完全透明。
He said Brazil ranked fifth worldwide in vaccine distribution and that more than 11.5 million Brazilians had received shots.
Pazuello说，巴西的疫苗分发量在全球排名第五，超过1,150万巴西人接受了疫苗注射。
Pazuellos statements were either wrong or misleading.
Pazuello的说法要么是错误的，要么是误导性的。
In fact, his Ministrys actions were heavily criticized as impediments to controlling the virus in Brazil and for giving a false sense that COVID-19 deaths were decreasing.
事实上，卫生部针对新冠采取的行动受到了严厉的批评，被认为阻碍了巴西控制新冠病毒的蔓延，给人一种新冠肺炎死亡人数正在减少的错觉。
When Brazil emerged as a COVID-19 hotspot last June, the government rescheduled the release of daily statistics at 10 pm after the primetime news.
去年6月，巴西成为新冠肺炎的热点地区，政府将每日统计数据的发布时间改在黄金时段新闻后的晚上10点。
And as Brazil became second highest in COVID-19 cases, authorities stopped publishing total infections and death numbers instead releasing only daily figures.
而随着巴西新冠肺炎病例人数升至全球第二，当局停止公布总感染人数和死亡人数，而只发布每日新增数字。
That move was eventually reversed.
这一举措最终被撤销。
As to vaccines, Brazil ranks fifth in overall doses administered, with more than 13.6 million as of march 22.
在疫苗注射方面，巴西排名全球第五，截至 3 月 22 日超过 1360 万已注射疫苗。
But when population is considered, Brazil ranks 71st, with about 6 doses for 100 people.
但如果考虑到人口总数，巴西排名第71位，每100人约有6剂疫苗。
By comparison, Israel ranks No.1, with 112.5 doses for every 100 people.
相比之下，以色列排名全球第一，每100人约有112.5剂疫苗。
As of March 15, the day of Pazuellos remarks, Brazil had administrated 11.8 million vaccine doses to 8.9 million people, so millions fewer than he claimed.
截至3月15日，也就是Pazuello发表讲话的那天，已有890万巴西人注射了1180万剂疫苗，比他声称的少了数百万剂。
About 3 million had received 2 shots.
大约300万人接受了2次注射。