
原标题:加拿大魁北克将对拒打疫苗者征收“健康税”自昨年12月以来,加拿大疫情最初直线反弹,病例表现爆发式增添,在死亡人口最多的魁北克地域,医疗资源十分吃紧,况且重症监护室中的新冠患者近半数全没有接种疫苗。为这魁北克政府打算,将对省内全部拒绝接种新冠疫苗的人征收一笔“健康税”。
A bus carrying Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) medical personnel arrives at Villa Val des Arbres, a seniors' long-term care centre, to help amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
The Canadian province of Quebec will charge a health tax to residents who are not vaccinated against Covid-19.
加拿大魁北克省将对未接种新冠疫苗的居民征收健康税。
Quebec, which has seen the highest number of Covid-related deaths in Canada, is currently struggling with a surge in cases.
加拿大新冠死亡人口最多的魁北克省日前正好与病例激增作斗争。
On Tuesday, the premier announced that it would be the first in the nation to financially penalise the unvaccinated.
1月11日,魁北克省省长宣告,魁北克将在加拿大首先对未接种疫苗者采用经济惩罚举措。
Only about 12.8% of Quebec residents are not vaccinated, but they make up nearly a third of all hospital cases.
魁北克唯有约12.8%的居民无接种疫苗,可是在住院病例中,未接种疫苗者却占据了近三分之一。
According to federal data, just over 85% of Quebec residents had received at least one vaccine dose by 1 January.
加拿大联邦政府数据显现,截止1月1日,刚过85%的魁北克居民至少接种了一剂疫苗。
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".
魁北克省省长弗朗索瓦·勒古在新闻发表会上称,还未接种第一剂疫苗的人将必需做出“奉献”。
The fee has not yet been decided, but will be "significant", he said.
他说,税金数额还未确定,可是会“差不多庞大”。
"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."
勒古显示:“咱以为关于做出牺牲的90%的人数而言,这是一种公平难题。咱们应当采用这种补偿举措。”
Last week, the province announced that it would require proof of vaccination to shop in government cannabis and liquor stores.
上周,魁北克省宣告,到国营的烟酒商店购物必需出具疫苗接种声明。
A curfew is also in place, the second one of the pandemic, running from 22:00 to 05:00 each day.
魁北克省还实行了疫情以来第两次宵禁,时间从晚上10点到凌晨5点。
On Tuesday, Quebec's death toll from Covid reached 12,028.
1月11日,魁北克新冠死亡人口达到了12028人。
The percentage of Covid patients in intensive care who have not been vaccinated is 45%, provincial data shows.
魁北克省的数据显现,被重症监护室收治的新冠患者中间,无接种疫苗的患者占到了45%。
Hospitals in Montreal, the province's largest city, are nearing 100% capacity and have already started limiting non-Covid related care.
魁北克省第一大都市蒙特利尔的医院已挨近爆满,并最初节制非新冠患者就医。
While rare, Quebec is not the only region in the world seeking to impose a financial penalty on those unwilling to get jabbed.
虽然这类做法相比罕见,可是魁北克非是全世界独一一种对拒绝接种疫苗者实行经济惩罚的地域。
Starting later this month, Greeks over age 60 are being required to pay a