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剑桥—危机有两种：一种是我们未曾防备的，因为意想不到；另一种是我们应当设防的，因为事实上我们已经有所预料。无论美国总统唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)为了逃避对这场灾难承担责任而作何发言，2019冠状病毒病都属于后一类危机。尽管冠状病毒本身是新出现的，而且疫情的爆发时间无法预测，但专家们都已经认为，这种类型的疫情很可能发生。
非典、中东呼吸综合征、H1N1、埃博拉和其他疾病的爆发已经多次敲响警钟。15年前，世界卫生组织修订和升级了应对疫情的全球机制，以修正2003年非典爆发期间全球应对措施的明显缺陷。
2016年，世界银行启动了流行病应急融资基金，向面临跨境卫生危机的低收入国家提供援助。最引人注目的是，就在冠状病毒疫情在中国武汉爆发的几个月前，一份美国政府部门报告已警告了特朗普政府，指出类似100年前那场大流感规模的流感疫情或将再次出现，而那场大流感曾导致全球约5, 000万人死亡。
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