toxic (adjective) – fatal, deadly; poisonous, harmful, dangerous.paramount (adjective) – most important, primary, first and foremost (thing), key.lockdown (noun) – an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving...
back home (phrase) – in one’s (own) country/hometown.expatriate (noun) – a person who is living/working abroad; emigrant, migrant.stranded (adjective) – stuck (in difficulties), helpless, abandoned, deserted.guard against (verb) – beware of,keep...
drift (noun) – an unwelcome movement or development.encounter (noun) – fight, clash, conflict, battle.on the rise (phrase) – increasing (in number).disproportionate (adjective) – inordinate, unreasonable, excessive; out of proportion, relatively too large.take a toll (phrase)...
directive (noun) – instruction, direction, command, order. Arogya Setu (noun) – Aarogya Setu is a mobile application developed by the Government of India to connect essential health services with...
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...
COVID-19 (noun) – coronavirus disease 2019.metric (noun) – (statistical) data that measure results.stand at (verb) – be at a particular level.translate into (verb) – explain, reveal, elucidate, clarify.case fatality rate/ratio (noun)...
come down on (phrasal verb) – punish, penalize, discipline (harshly).paramount (adjective) – most important; foremost, primary.characterization (noun) – a description of the distinctive features of something.dim (adjective) – indistinct, ill-defined, unclear, vague,...
isolation (noun) – a complete separation from others of a person known or reasonably believed to be infected with communicable diseases.coronavirus (CoV)(noun) – a large family of viruses...
in sight (phrase) –noticeable, visible, in view; near at hand.coronavirus (CoV)(noun) – a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more...
virtual (adjective) – performing a task with the use of computer, especially over a network.lockdown (noun) – an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people...
