. “It’s not so much a question of if, but a question of when.”

美國CDC國家免疫與呼吸系統疾病中心主任Nancy Messonnier週二表示，該機構預計疫情將持續蔓延，並呼籲美國企業、學校和社區為潛在的疫情做好準備。Messonnier說，「我們預計會看到病毒在國內社區蔓延，這只是時間問題。」

“Ultimately, we expect we will see coronavirus spread in this country,” CDC Director Nancy Messonnier said. “It’s not so much a question of if, but a question of when.”

美國CDC主任南希·梅森尼爾（Nancy Messonnier）說：“最終，我們預計冠狀病毒將在我國傳播。” “問題與其說會不會大流行，不如說是什麼時候。”

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According to the director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, it's no longer a question of if but rather when "community spread" will occur in the U.S.