Language of the Coronavirus
The government
Despite the debate on the effectivness of face masks (mouth and nose covers)
Some countries have seen large queues for them
Scientists are racing to develop a vaccine
= medicine to prevent people from contracting the virus
People who may have contracted the disease
are put in quarantine = staying away from other people
People that are returning from an area
with the coronavirus are asked to self-quarantine
Voluntarily stay away from other people
A decision on how to control and
contain the spread of the virus
Some countries have closed their borders = stopped letting people from other countries in
Some countries have also suspended flights
= prevented people from flying to certain places
Towns and cities have put people on lockdown
Nobody can enter or leave
The beginning
A pandemic = a disease that's spread
around the world
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is classified as a pandemic
An epidemic = a disease that is spread throughout a region or country
An outbreak = the start of a disease
The outbreak happened in Wuhan, China
The mortality rate
Death toll = the number of people who have died
The proportion of the people
who die from a disease
Cases
If numbers have reached their highest level and are falling, with no expectation of rising again
A peak of cases
A spike in cases = an unusually high number
Diagnosed or confirmed cases
If doctors find out someone has a disease,
the test is positive
Tests done by doctors and are sure that people have it
A reference to people who have a disease
Contracting the virus
Patient zero
The incubation period = period between catching the illness and showing symptoms
Signs of illness = showing / displaying symptoms
Symptoms of the Coronavirus include the following
Respiratory difficulty
Cough
Fever
The first person to get a new disease
People that pass it are called carriers
People that seem to be more infectious
are known as super-spreaders
Infectious and contagious
Becoming infected
