EXERCISES AND VOCABULARY ABOUT CORONA VIRUS

 When a patient has signs that they are ill, we say that they…………………..
 The period between catching the illness and showing symptoms is the ………
 If doctors find that someone has the disease, we say that they …………..
 The …………. is the number of people who have died.
 The start of a disease is called the ……………….
 COVID-19 has been classified as a ………………….
 Governments have to decide how to ………….. the …………………
 Towns and cities may ……………….. so that nobody can enter or leave them.
 Countries may ………………….
 Airlines sometimes ………………….
 People who may have the disease are often …………………….
 Passengers returning from an area with coronavirus may be asked to ……………
 Scientists are ………………… a vaccine
 Just because a person is ………...doesn’t mean they aren’t infected with COVID-19.

outbreak death toll pandemic spread of the test positive

virus for the disease

close their show/display control/contain be put put/placed in

borders symptoms in/placed on/ quarantine
lockdown
self-
suspend racing to develop incubation asymptomatic
quarantine
flights period

What are the symptoms of the virus?

F.V.R
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R.SP.R.T.RY D.FF.C.LTY
T.R.DN.SS
S.R. THR..T

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1. to contract a virus a. to have signs that somebody is ill

b. the period between catching the illness and
2. infectious, contagious showing symptoms
3. to be more infectious d. the number of people who have died
4. carrier e. people who have a disease
5. to show symptoms f. a disease that has spread all over the world
6. respiratory difficulty g. likely to spread in a rapid manner
7. incubation period h. a cover for your mouth and nose
i. people that have a disease and may pass it to
8. case others
9. death toll j. to get a virus
10. outbreak k. problems with breathing
l. to be made to stay somewhere away from other
11. pandemic people
m. medicine that will stop people getting the
12. to be put to quarantine virus
13. face mask n. the start of a disease
14. vaccine o. to pass on the disease more

How to wash your hands?

wet properly rub flu apply disposable immediate

access
illnesses fingers palms dry raw cut blowing
rinse protect turn off infections dirt
vehicles spreading touching

Washing your hands is one of the easiest ways to ………….. yourself and others
from…………….. such as food poisoning and ……….. But do yo know how to wash your
hands ……………? You should wash your hands for 20 seconds.
1. ………….. your hands with water.
2. ……….. enough soap to cover your hands.
3. ………… your hands together.

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4. Use one hand to rub the back of the other hand and clean in between the …………. Do the
same with the other hand.
5. Rub your hands together and clean in between your fingers.
6. Rub the back of your fingers against your ……………..
7. Rub your thumb using your other hand. Do the same with the other thumb.
9. ………… your hands with water.
10. …………. your hands completely with a …………. towel.
11. Use the disposable towel to ……………. the tap.
If you do not have …………….. to soap and water then use alcohol-based handrub if
available.

You should wash your hands:

- after using the toilet
- before and after handling ………foods like meat and vegetables
- before eating or handling food
- after …………… your nose, sneezing or coughing
- before and after treating a ……….. or wound
- after …………… animals, including pets, their food and after cleaning their cages
- after using public transport ……………….
Washing your hands properly removes …………. viruses and bacteria to stop
them …………….. to other people and objects, which can spread illnesses such as food
poisoning, flu or diarrhoea.
It can help stop people picking up infections and spreading them to others.
It can also help stop spreading ……………… when you're visiting someone in hospital or
another healthcare setting.

How can you prevent the infection? List at least 5 things

…………………….
……………………….
………………………..
……………………….
…………………………

In December 2019 a new disease was identified in China. On investigation, the disease was
caused by a new virus of the coronavirus family, and has since been officially named COVID-
19.
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A member of the family of coronaviruses, COVID-19 was officially announced by the World
Health Organization on February 11, 2020 in response to the 2019 outbreak in Wuhan, China.
An abbreviation, it equates to “CO” for corona, “VI” for virus, “D” for disease, and “19” for
2019.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus outbreak, which
originated in Wuhan, China, a global pandemic.

The coronavirus family causes illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe
diseases.
The new coronavirus, the seventh known to affect humans, has been named COVID-19.

The incubation period of COVID-19 is thought to be between one and 14 days.

China alerted the WHO to cases of unusual pneumonia in Wuhan on December 31.

It is believed that COVID-19 originated in a meat and live-animal market in the city of
Wuhan in the province of Hubei in the country of China.

On February 7, Chinese researchers said the virus could have spread from an infected animal
to humans through illegally trafficked pangolins, prized in Asia for food and medicine.

carrier keep an infected person away from healthy

people
carry The World Health Organization
recommend that people should not wear this
unless they may be carrying COVID-19
isolate isolation and monitoring of people who
seem healthy but may have been exposed to
an infectious disease to see if they
develop symptoms
isolation People that have it and may pass it to others
are known as
face mask put oneself in quarantine, away from other
people
quarantine separation of infected people from healthy
people for serious contagious diseases like
COVID-19
self-isolate practice of encouraging people to minimize
contact and closeness, whether by banning
large or even small groups/meetings
(football matches, nightclubs), or by
maintaining a minimum distance between
people (for example one metre or two
metres)
social distancing be infected with a disease and able to
transmit it to others,
whether symptomatic or asymptomatic

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symptomatic attempt to cure an illness or injury through
medical care
treat showing symptoms of a particular disease