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Goldman's own ordeal began on Feb. 4 after Japanese health officials determined that a passenger on the Diamond Princess from China
戈德曼自身的噩夢始于2月4日，當時日本衛生官員發現鉆石公主號上一名來自中國的乘客
had contracted the virus, which causes a high fever and dry cough, among other symptoms.
感染了該病毒，出現了高燒和干咳等癥狀。
Authorities quarantined the boat in Yokohama harbor and began testing all 3,711 passengers and crew.
政府在橫濱港隔離了這艘船，并開始對船上全部的3711名乘客和船員進行檢測。
"We'd hear the sirens from the ambulances throughout the day and night, taking people to the hospital," says Carl.
“我們日夜都能聽到救護車把人們送到醫院的警笛聲，”卡爾說。
By Feb. 16 at least 40 American passengers had been diagnosed with COVID-19, including Jerri Jorgensen;
截至2月16日，至少有40名美國乘客被診斷COVID-19陽性，其中包括杰里·喬根森；
those who were deemed virus-free, including the Goldmans and Mark Jorgensen, were cleared to return to the U.S.
那些被認定沒有感染病毒的人，包括戈德曼夫婦和馬克·喬根森，都獲準返回美國。
But two hours into their flight back home on a U.S. Air Force cargo jet, Carl woke from a short nap and realized something was wrong.
但在他們坐上回美國的空軍貨運飛機兩小時后，卡爾一覺醒來后感覺不對勁兒。
"I was burning up with a really high fever, he says.
他說:“我當時發高燒，全身發熱。
He was moved to a quarantined area on the plane with eight other passengers who had recently come down with fevers.
他和另外八名最近發過燒的乘客一起被轉移到了飛機上的隔離區域。
After landing in California, the Goldmans were flown to Omaha, where Carl and other passengers with symptoms were transferred to the biocontainment unit.
在加利福尼亞著陸后，戈德曼夫婦被空運到奧馬哈，卡爾和其他有癥狀的乘客被轉移到了生物隔離病房里。
Jeri, who still hasn’t contracted the virus, was put into mandatory quarantine several blocks away for 14 days. (She arrived back in LA on March 2.)
還沒有感染病毒的杰里被強制隔離在幾個街區之外的地方長達14天。(她于3月2日回到洛杉磯。)
"My fever only lasted about 12 hours," says Carl, whose only treatment has been ibuprofen for the fever and Gatorade for dehydration.
“我的發燒只持續了大約12個小時，”卡爾說，他唯一的治療方法就是發燒時服用布洛芬，脫水時服用佳得樂。
"That was it, because there's no cure for it. There are no antibiotics. My only other symptoms were a little tightness in my chest and a dry cough.”
“僅此而已，因為沒有治愈方法。也沒有抗生素。我僅有的其他癥狀是胸悶和干咳?！?/p>
While he must remain in isolation until he tests negative for the virus on three consecutive days, he is passing the time by pacing back and forth in his room.
在他繼續隔離直至連續三天的病毒檢測呈陰性期間，他只能在房間里來回踱步打發時間。
"Every 14 steps I hit a wall, then I turn around," he says. “Yesterday l got 9,000 steps in.”
他說，“每走14步，我就會碰到一堵墻，然后再轉身。昨天我走了9000步?！?/p>
But he is also keenly aware that others were not as lucky.
但他也意識到其他人就沒有這么幸運了。
In the weeks since he and Jeri left the Diamond Princess,
在他和杰瑞離開鉆石公主號后的幾周內，
more than 700 other passengers (most of whom are from China, South Korea and Japan) have contracted COVID-19, and six have died.
超過700名其他乘客(大部分來自中國、韓國和日本)感染了COVID-19，其中6人死亡。
Jerri Jorgensen was released from a hospital in Japan on March 2 and is heading home to Utah;
3月2日，杰里·喬根森從日本一家醫院出院，將返回猶他州的家中；
Mark is now in quarantine in Omaha.
馬克現在在奧馬哈隔離。
“I’m lucky. I was never in critical condition,” says Carl.
“我很幸運。我從來沒有陷入危急狀態，”卡爾說。
"It came and went very quickly for me.
“我感染了病毒很快又痊愈了。
But it’s going to take weeks for everything we’ve been through to sink in."
但我們需要幾周的時間才能弄明白我們所經歷的一切。”
