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Notes and summary: COVID-19

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COVID-19 is an infectious respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus, spreading mainly through droplets. Most cases are mild, but the elderly and those with underlying conditions are at higher risk. Prevention includes hand hygiene, coughing etiquette, physical distancing, masks, ventilation, and avoiding crowds.

Read the following text carefully, make notes and write a summary of it. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. [passage of about 200 words on COVID-19 symptoms, prevention, respiratory etiquette and community precautions] ... If COVID-19 is spreading in your community, stay safe by taking some simple precautions, such as physical distancing, wearing a mask, keeping rooms well ventilated, avoiding crowds, cleaning your hands and coughing into a bent elbow or tissue.

Notes

Title: COVID-19 and precautions

  1. Disease
    • Infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus
    • Most infected people have mild to moderate respiratory illness; some become seriously ill, especially the elderly and those with other conditions
  2. Spread
    • Mainly through droplets from nose or mouth when an infected person coughs or sneezes
  3. Prevention
    • Wash hands often or use alcohol-based rub
    • Cough or sneeze into bent elbow or tissue (respiratory etiquette)
    • Avoid touching face
  4. Community precautions
    • Physical distancing
    • Wear a mask
    • Keep rooms well ventilated
    • Avoid crowds
    • Clean hands regularly

Summary

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a new coronavirus. Most patients have mild or moderate respiratory illness, but some, especially the elderly and those with other illnesses, become seriously ill. It spreads mainly through droplets from coughs and sneezes. To stay safe, people should wash their hands often, cough into a bent elbow or tissue, keep distance, wear masks, ventilate rooms and avoid crowds.

(About 70 words. Details beyond the opening and closing sentences are standard public-health points.)

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