自去年12月以來，加拿大疫情開始直線反彈，病例呈現(xiàn)爆發(fā)式增長，在死亡人數(shù)最多的魁北克地區(qū)，醫(yī)療資源非常緊張，而且重癥監(jiān)護室中的新冠患者近半數(shù)都沒有接種疫苗。為此魁北克政府決定，將對省內(nèi)所有拒絕接種新冠疫苗的人征收一筆“健康稅”。
The Canadian province of Quebec will charge a health tax to residents who are not vaccinated against Covid-19.
加拿大魁北克省將對未接種新冠疫苗的居民征收健康稅。
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Quebec, which has seen the highest number of Covid-related deaths in Canada, is currently struggling with a surge in cases.
加拿大新冠死亡人數(shù)最多的魁北克省目前正在與病例激增作斗爭。
On Tuesday, the premier announced that it would be the first in the nation to financially penalise the unvaccinated.
1月11日，魁北克省省長宣布，魁北克將在加拿大率先對未接種疫苗者采取經(jīng)濟處罰措施。
Only about 12.8% of Quebec residents are not vaccinated, but they make up nearly a third of all hospital cases.
魁北克只有約12.8%的居民沒有接種疫苗，但是在住院病例中，未接種疫苗者卻占據(jù)了近三分之一。
According to federal data, just over 85% of Quebec residents had received at least one vaccine dose by 1 January.
加拿大聯(lián)邦政府?dāng)?shù)據(jù)顯示，截至1月1日，剛過85%的魁北克居民至少接種了一劑疫苗。
Premier Francois Legault said during a news conference that people who have not received their first dose of vaccine will have to pay a "contribution".
魁北克省省長弗朗索瓦·勒古在新聞發(fā)布會上稱，還未接種第一劑疫苗的人將必須做出“貢獻”。
The fee has not yet been decided, but will be "significant", he said.
他說，稅金數(shù)額還未確定，但是會“相當(dāng)巨大”。
"I think right now it's a question of fairness for the 90% of the population who made some sacrifices," Mr Legault said. "I think we owe them this kind of measure."
勒古表示：“我認(rèn)為對于做出犧牲的90%的人口而言，這是一個公平問題。我們應(yīng)該采取這類補償措施。”
Last week, the province announced that it would require proof of vaccination to shop in government cannabis and liquor stores.
上周，魁北克省宣布，到國營的煙酒商店購物必須出示疫苗接種證明。
A curfew is also in place, the second one of the pandemic, running from 22:00 to 05:00 each day.
魁北克省還實施了疫情以來第二次宵禁，時間從晚上10點到凌晨5點。
On Tuesday, Quebec's death toll from Covid reached 12,028.
1月11日，魁北克新冠死亡人數(shù)達(dá)到了12028人。
The percentage of Covid patients in intensive care who have not been vaccinated is 45%, provincial data shows.
魁北克省的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，被重癥監(jiān)護室收治的新冠患者當(dāng)中，沒有接種疫苗的患者占到了45%。
Hospitals in Montreal, the province's largest city, are nearing 100% capacity and have already started limiting non-Covid related care.
魁北克省最大城市蒙特利爾的醫(yī)院已接近爆滿，并開始限制非新冠患者就醫(yī)。
While rare, Quebec is not the only region in the world seeking to impose a financial penalty on those unwilling to get jabbed.
盡管這種做法比較罕見，但是魁北克不是全球唯一一個對拒絕接種疫苗者實施經(jīng)濟處罰的地區(qū)。
Starting later this month, Greeks over age 60 are being required to pay a ?00 fine for each month that they remain unvaccinated.
本月晚些時候起，希臘將對不接種疫苗的60歲以上老人每月罰款100歐元(約合人民幣725元)。
Singapore has required Covid patients to pay for their own medical bills if they are not vaccinated.
新加坡則出臺了一項規(guī)定，要求未接種疫苗的新冠患者自費支付醫(yī)療賬單。
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