The proposal is a sharp break from the early days of the AIDS epidemic, when the stigma of the disease and the fear of social ostracism caused many people to avoid being tested.

• 这项建议相较于艾滋病流行的早些时候而言，是一个重大突破。从前，艾滋病本身被人们认为是道德上存在污点的表现，艾滋病患者为社会所排斥、放逐，这些都导致人们对艾滋病检测的回避。