自去年12月以來(lái)，加拿大疫情開(kāi)始直線反彈，病例呈現(xiàn)爆發(fā)式增長(zhǎng)，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(hù)室中的新冠患者近半數(shù)都沒(méi)有接種疫苗。為此魁北克政府決定，將對(duì)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(duì)未接種新冠疫苗的居民征收健康稅。

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(zhēng)。

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(zhǎng)宣布，魁北克將在加拿大率先對(duì)未接種疫苗者采取經(jīng)濟(jì)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(méi)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(guò)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(zhǎng)弗朗索瓦·勒古在新聞發(fā)布會(huì)上稱，還未接種第一劑疫苗的人將必須做出“貢獻(xiàn)”。

The fee has not yet been decided, but will be "significant", he said.

他說(shuō)，稅金數(shù)額還未確定，但是會(huì)“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(duì)于做出犧牲的90%的人口而言，這是一個(gè)公平問(wèn)題。我們應(yīng)該采取這類補(bǔ)償措施?！?/p>

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(guó)營(yíng)的煙酒商店購(gòu)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(shí)施了疫情以來(lái)第二次宵禁，時(shí)間從晚上10點(diǎn)到凌晨5點(diǎn)。

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(hù)室收治的新冠患者當(dāng)中，沒(méi)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(kāi)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(jiàn)，但是魁北克不是全球唯一一個(gè)對(duì)拒絕接種疫苗者實(shí)施經(jīng)濟(jì)處罰的地區(qū)。

Starting later this month, Greeks over age 60 are being required to pay a €100 fine for each month that they remain unvaccinated.

本月晚些時(shí)候起，希臘將對(duì)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(tái)了一項(xiàng)規(guī)定，要求未接種疫苗的新冠患者自費(fèi)支付醫(yī)療賬單。

英文來(lái)源：BBC

翻譯&編輯：丹妮