為了阻止武漢肺炎變種病毒，淡馬錫將在八月底發送免費的N95、醫療用口罩給國人（新加坡）
來源：Ang Qing, 04 AUG 2021, 原文網址
Another mask distribution exercise is to start this month. And, this time, the Temasek Foundation will hand out free surgical and N95 masks.
本月又會有一個口罩派送的行動開始進行。而這次，是淡馬錫基金會將會提供免費的N95與醫療用口罩。
The Delta variant is twice as contagious as the coronavirus variants that caused Covid-19 last year, and will require Singapore residents to wear more effective masks to bring down infection numbers, Temasek chief executive Ho Ching said in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Aug 4).
武漢肺炎的Delta變種其傳染力比起去年原始的武漢病毒株有兩倍強，新加坡的居民將需要配戴更有效的口罩以減少其感染ˋ人數，8月4日星期三淡馬錫的執行長何晶在臉書的貼文上公開此消息。
Noting that each case has an infectivity rate of between five and six people, she said 80 per cent of the population needs to wear "80 per cent effective masks or better" to curb the spread.
注意到每個病患的傳染力可達五至六人，她說80%的人口需要配戴有80%以上防堵效力的口罩才能有效阻絕傳染。
To facilitate this, the Temasek Foundation is working with Capitaland malls and larger supermarkets to distribute masks using SP Group utility bills, she said.
她說，為了促成此事，淡馬錫基金會與凱德集團商場、大型超市合作，憑家裡的電費帳單來配發口罩。
Under the new exercise, each household will receive 50 medical grade surgical masks and 25 N95 respirator masks.
在這項新的配發行動中，每個新加坡家庭將會收到50個醫療級外科手術用口罩與25個N95口罩。
The exercise, originally scheduled to start after National Day, has been pushed back to the end of this month to give participating organisations more time to test the system, Ms Ho added.
何晶說，本來是安排在國慶日後開始進行的，但是由於要給參加的企業更多時間去測試系統，所以把時程推遲到本月底。
Temasek Foundation also said there was no mask distribution exercise on Wednesday (Aug 4), after a photo of a banner advertising the giving out of masks made its rounds online.
淡馬錫基金會還說8月4日星期三不會有口罩派發活動，這是因為在網路上有張圖片瘋傳，說淡馬錫會在8/4號開始大量派送口罩。
Ms Ho, who is the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, said: "As the boxes of masks are much bigger than the little oximeters, the pharmacies do not have enough space to cater for mass collection. Hence, the pharmacies are not part of this coming collection exercise for (two or three) boxes of masks."
新加坡總理李顯龍之妻何晶說："一盒口罩比小小的血氧機大的多了，一般藥房沒有足夠的空間存放。不過，接下來要配送口罩（一戶或有兩、三盒）的事情將不會請藥房配合辦理。"
Pharmacies were involved when oximeters were given out between July 5 and Aug 5.
在7月5日到8月5日間，藥房負責配送血氧機。
Explaining the reason for medical grade surgical masks, Ms Ho said that they had 95 per cent filtration efficiency or better. She added that N95 masks are worn for high risk jobs such as looking after Covid-19 patients or doing mass swabbing exercises.
為何要使用醫療級外科手術用口罩呢，何晶解釋道：它會有95%以上的過濾效力。而且高風險的工作者像是照顧武漢肺炎病患的人與執行鼻腔篩檢者都會配戴N95口罩。
In comparison, reusable double-layer masks as well as many of the pleated disposable masks can offer protection of about only 80 per cent.
相比之下，可重複使用的雙層口罩與許多拋棄式的立體口罩僅能提供約80%的防護力。
She said: "With the medical grade surgical and N95 masks with effectiveness of 95 per cent or better, we have an additional option for better protection."
她說：要是有了有著95%以上防護力的醫療級外科手術用口罩與N95口罩，我們就有額外的能力提供更強的防護。
Ms Ho added that a medical grade surgical mask should be worn by those with flu-like symptoms or on visits to the hospital or a nursing home. N95 masks are meant to be used if a person has tested positive on an antigen rapid test kit.
何女士還說，那些有感冒症狀或是進出醫院或照護機構的人都應該配戴醫療級外科手術用口罩。如果武漢肺炎抗原測試結果是陽性的人應該要配戴N95口罩。
Household representatives are encouraged to reduce plastic waste by taking their own bags to carry the boxes of masks when the collection exercise begins.
當配送口罩的程序開始時，為了減少塑膠袋的浪費，代表家裡去領口罩的人應該自己準備袋子來裝領取的口罩。
註釋：
Temasek：淡馬錫控股為新加坡的一家投資公司，百分之百由新加坡財政部所擁有。控制了幾乎新加坡所有的重要企業。其執行長為當今新加坡總理李顯龍之妻何晶。
National Day：新加坡國慶日為8月9日。
make the rounds：指一個消息廣為人知。
oximeter：血氧機
mass swabbing：武漢肺炎鼻腔篩檢工作
pleated：有摺疊的、意指立體式的口罩
antigen：抗原
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