Global Lighting Association urges continuing access to lighting products

　　As the world confronts the evolving spread of COVID-19, governments are implementing strict measures to help limit the spread of the virus. In doing so they have to balance health and safety goals with the need for continued delivery of essential goods and services.

　　面对新型冠状病毒(COVID-19)的全球性传播，各国政府正在采取严格的措施，控制疫情扩散。为了共同抗击疫情，他们需要平衡健康、安全目标，保障必要的物资及服务的持续供应。

　　The Global Lighting Association (GLA) urges authorities to ensure sustained access to lighting products during these challenging times by categorizing lighting as an essential product and ensuring lighting products can continue to be manufactured, supplied and sold.

　　全球照明协会(Global Lighting Association，GLA)敦促各国政府在这一充满挑战的时期将照明产品列为抗击疫情的必要物资，确保其持续生产、运输和销售，保障照明产品的持续供给。

　　Lighting is a vital part of life, and availability of lighting products and services is essential, especially in the current situation.

　　照明是我们日常生活的重要组成部分，照明产品和服务是维系我们生活，特别是疫情期间正常生活的基础。

　　Light is needed to functionally fulfil our daily duties at home, as well as in the places that are tasked with addressing and alleviating the current crisis, such as (emergency) hospitals, care centres, shops and distribution centres. Furthermore – and very importantly - in stressful times light can help comfort people, make them feel safe and contribute to their well-being.

　　照明能为我们居家日常生活提供便利，也能为缓解和克服当前危机的医院、急诊室、关怀中心、商店及物资分发中心等机构提供支持。除此之外，尤为重要的是，照明可以在紧张时期帮助人们缓解情绪，使人们感到安全和舒心。

　　The GLA believes that access to lighting products should not become a topic of concern during the COVID-19 pandemic and we urge authorities to classify lighting products as essential products in the context of any measures that would otherwise limit manufacturing, supply or sale of products.

　　全球照明协会相信，在抗击新冠病毒疫情时期，照明产品的持续供给是一个毋庸置疑的需求。我们敦促各国政府将照明产品列为抗击疫情的必要物资，并通过各项措施，取消对照明产品生产、运输和销售的限制。

　　About the Global Lighting Association

　　The Global Lighting Association is the voice of the lighting industry on a global basis. The primary mission of the GLA is to share information, within the limits of international competition law, on political, scientific, business, social and environmental issues of relevance to the lighting industry and to develop, implement and publish the position of the global lighting industry to relevant stakeholders in the international sphere.

　　关于全球照明协会

　　全球照明协会为全球照明产业发声。协会的主要使命是分享信息，在国际竞争法律框架下将照明行业相关的政策、科学、业务、社交和环境问题上进行落实，并增强照明行业在全球相关领域的影响力。

　　（Editor in Chief: Wang Da)

(责编：王达）