- quarantine (noun) –
a process of separating out people, animals and things (such as plants) from others for a period of time in order to control/restrict the spread of a contagious disease; Quarantine is imposed to separate and restrict the movement of persons, who may have been exposed to infectious disease, but not yet known to be ill. - unorganised (adjective) –
unsystematic, unmethodical. - front (noun) –
a particular situation. - campaign (noun) –
a set of organized actions to achieve an ambition; drive/effort, movement. - pandemic (noun) –
the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area. - shut down (phrasal verb) –
discontinue, cease activity, close. - early on (phrase) –
at an initial stage (during the process). - lockdown (noun) –
an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority. - strand (verb) –
get stuck, be in a place (unable to move). - consensus (noun) –
an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group, agreement, concurrence. - modality (noun) –
a particular method or procedure. - lead to (verb) –
cause, give rise to, result in, bring on. - underscore (verb) –
underline, emphasize, highlight. - so far (phrase) –
until now, up to the present, up to this point. - flat-footed (adjective) –
clumsy, awkward, shambling, unprepared, inattentive. - institutional (adjective) –
enforced at a facility under the supervision of the government authority; regulated, governmental, procedural, official. - incur (verb) –
suffer, sustain, experience, bring upon oneself. - considerable (adjective) –
significant, substantial, a lot of. - insist on (verb) –
demand forcefully, ask for, press/push for. - lack of (noun) –
absence, deficiency, unavailability, fall short of. - certitude (noun) –
certainty, confidence, sureness, positiveness. - lack of certitude (phrase) –
uncertainty, incertitude, indecisiveness, lack of resolution. - set (adjective) –
likely, prepared, ready (to do something). - reflect (verb) –
indicate, show, display, represent. - build (verb) –
establish, form, secure/obtain. - consensus building (noun) –
the process of obtaining general or widespread agreement for a goal, strategy, plan or decision. - besides (preposition) –
apart from, in addition to. - baseline (noun) –
standard, criterion, basis (of comparison for something). - accommodation (noun) –
a place to stay and live; housing, rooms, lodgings. - non-exploitative (adjective) –
fair, proper, correct, reasonable/acceptable. - stratified (adjective) –
divided into categories based on social status/education/income. - inevitable (adjective) –
unavoidable, sure to happen, unpreventable. - daunting (adjective) –
intimidating, challenging, disconcerting/unsettling. - scenario (noun) –
situation. - vitally (adverb) –
essentially, necessarily. - point out (phrasal verb) –
identify, recognize, draw attention to, mention. - isolation (noun) –
a complete separation from others of a person known or reasonably believed to be infected with communicable diseases. - deem (verb) –
regard as, consider, judge, view as. - pre-symptomatic (adjective) –
relating to a condition/person with mild illness/symptoms. - asymptomatic (adjective) –
relating to a condition/person with no symptoms. - symptomatic (adjective) –
relating to a condition/person with symptoms. - recognition (noun) –
acknowledgement, acceptance, admission. - case load (noun) –
the number of cases to be handled by a doctor at one time. - ramp up (phrasal verb) –
increase (in amount or number). - cohesive (adjective) –
united, integrated, cooperated.
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