The Hindu Editorial (Wrong priorities) – Jun 10, 2020

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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.
community transmission (noun) – community spread/transmission means spread of an illness/disease for which the source of infection is unknown. An infected person has no travel history to an affected area and no known contact with a person previously diagnosed with a particular disease. It is possible the patient is exposed to a returning traveler who is infected.
local transmission (cluster) (noun) – local spread/transmission means spread of an illness/disease for which the source of infection is known. An infected person has travel history to an affected area. We could able to identify and trace individual cases, and ring-fence a cluster (of them) to prevent the spread of infection.
certainly (adverb) – surely, definitely, unquestionably.
epidemiologist (noun) – an expert in the study of how disease spreads and can be controlled.
respondent (noun) – a person who replies to something (questionnaire etc,.).
lend (itself to) (verb) – be suitable for, be appropriate for, be adaptable to, be easily used for.
social/physical distancing (noun) – a term means actively avoiding crowded public places, is a key element in decreasing the rapid spread of COVID-19. This is an effort intended to limit exposure by reducing face-to-face contact and preventing spread among people in community settings.
amplify (verb) – increase, raise, intensify, escalate.
sober (down) (phrasal verb) – make more serious, make more sensible.
keen (adjective) – impatient, determined, desirous, ready.
personal protective equipment (PPE) (noun) – safety gear; protective clothing, helmets, masks, goggles, gloves or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer’s body from injury/disease.
go against the grain (phrase) – contrary to the natural inclination; different from what is normal/natural.
heartening (adjective) – encouraging, promising, hopeful.
wisely (adverb) – sensibly, logically, astutely.
refloat (verb) – to float something again; to bring something out of difficulty.
crippled (adjective) – ruined, damaged, destroyed.
course (noun) – programme, strategy, procedure.
onus (noun) – responsibility, duty.
vulnerability (noun) – weakness/defencelessness, frailty, susceptibility.
disease burden (noun) – the impact of a health problem on a given population, and can be measured using a variety of indicators such as mortality, morbidity or financial cost. It refers to the intensity or severity of a disease and to its possible impact on daily life.
highlight (verb) – underline, underscore, emphasize, call attention to.
enormous (adjective) – huge, vast, very large, massive.
exposure (noun) – In medicine, the condition of being subjected to something (infectious agents & others).
aggravated (adjective) – serious, worsened, exacerbated.
pursue (verb) – engage in, conduct, follow, carry on.
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.
infection curve (noun) – the graph showing the total number of newly confirmed disease (e.g; COVID-19) cases reported each day over a period of time.
outcome (noun) – consequence, result, aftermath, effect.
draw up (phrasal verb) – prepare, work out, formulate.
political will (noun) – political intention/desire (to complete a scheme/project even if it is not admired/welcomed in the beginning).
public behaviour (change) (noun) – (in public health) it refers to efforts put in place to change people’s personal habits and attitudes, to prevent disease.
hard-hit (adjective) – severely affected.
anxious (adjective) – worried, concerned, distressed, bothered.
curfew (noun) – a rule which is instructing people to stay at home, typically at night.
explosion (noun) – sudden increase, rapid increase, multiplication, burgeoning.
put/place the cart before the horse (phrase) – reverse/change the proper order of something.
devote (verb) – allocate, assign/allot, commit, give.
productive (adjective) – useful/helpful, constructive, fruitful, valuable, effective.
prevalence (noun) – it refers to the number of cases of a disease that are present in a particular population at a given time whereas “incidence” refers to the number of new cases that develop in a given period of time.