Lo sapevi che c’è un virus che sta circolando nel Nord Italia proprio in questo momento? Difficile pensare il contrario: giornali, mass media e persone non fanno altro che parlare d’altro in questi giorni! Sei tuttavia sicuro di sapere tutto di questo virus? Se sei alla ricerca di informazioni e vuoi allo stesso tempo migliorare il tuo inglese, dai un’occhiata al nostro nuovo blog sul Coronavirus e prova i nostri quiz!
At the time of writing, most of Lombardy and other northern regions of Italy are in lockdown. The schools and universities are closed, sports and fashion events cancelled and the streets deserted. In addition, the supermarkets have been emptied of supplies as desperate people attempt to stock up in anticipation of a long quarantine at home. All because of a virus, named the Coronavirus, that has spread from China across the world which causes the deadly respiratory disease Covid-19. The number of cases in Italy now number over 300 and 11 people have died. It is the most cases of any country in Europe and the authorities are acting swiftly to halt the outbreak. But are we heading for a global pandemic?

A pandemic is defined as a world-wide spread of a new disease. The last time the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a global pandemic was in 2009, when Swine Flu spread across the world and killed hundreds of thousands of people. For a spread of a disease to be labelled a pandemic, it needs to tick several boxes. According to the WHO’s definition, we need to see sustained community-level outbreaks of the virus outside the country of origin, in multiple areas of the world, for the spread to be named a pandemic. It would seem therefore, we are not far away from that benchmark, with significant outbreaks reported also in Iran and South Korea. Of course the number of people infected is low compared to the total population in Lombardy, let alone the rest of Italy. The best advice is to engage in frequent hand-washing, avoid touching your eyes with unclean hands and to use a tissue to catch any stray sneezes. If we can contain the spread of the virus now, then there is a chance that the warmer spring temperatures will make it more difficult for the virus to move airborne, as it does with influenza. Let’s hope that both of these will come to pass and we can all go on living our lives free from fear.
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