Coronavirus

Question 1

contagious

Answer 1

• spread of a disease through direct or indirect contact with other people.
• this can also be used in reference to emotions: “The feeling was contagious as the excitement spread.”

Question 2

to contaminate

Answer 2

- загрязнять, заражать
to contaminate a river with waste — загрязнять реку отбросами /отходами/

flies contaminate food — мухи заражают пищу

Question 3

curfew

Answer 3

a specific time when people must stay indoors

Question 4

fomite

Answer 4

an object or objects that becomes contaminated with infected organisms

such objects can transmit illness from one person to another

examples of such surfaces: kitchen surfaces, toys, bathroom surfaces, mobile phones etc

Question 5

herd immunity

Answer 5

when a significant proportion of the population are immune to a disease either through a vaccine or by having naturally built up immunity by having had the disease and recovered from it.

Question 6

a new strain

Answer 6

new strain = a genetic variant or subtype

in this case, Covid-19 is a new strain of coronavirus

it is sometimes referred to the novel coronavirus (new coronavirus not previously known)

Question 7

precautionary measures

Answer 7

steps taken in order to be safe

Question 8

to ramp up

Answer 8

increase

this is usually used in spoken English rather than formal writing

Question 9

respiratory droplets

Answer 9

small drops when someone exhales

one way the novel coronavirus is spread is by droplets from an infected person breathing, coughing or sneezing being inhaled by someone else in close proximity

Question 10

a state of emergency

Answer 10

a time of danger when the government introduces temporary rules to deal with a situation

Question 11

stockpiling

Answer 11

collecting large amounts of an item or items for future use, often in an emergency

at present some people are stockpiling food in panic which is causing a shortage of some items

Question 12

stringent

Answer 12

strict

stringent measures

Question 13

vulnerable person

Answer 13

vulnerable = easily physically hurt

this can also apply to those who are at risk emotionally or mentally as well

Question 14

wheezing

Answer 14

making a rough noise when breathing due to breathing difficulties

хрипящий

Question 15

to catch a disease

Answer 15

Small children often catch diseases, but they soon bounce back.

Маленькие дети часто болеют, но они быстро выздоравливают.

Question 16

death toll

Answer 16

The death toll has risen to 83.

Число погибших увеличилось до восьмидесяти трёх.