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La Quarantine 2020
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Un virus | Virus |
| L'épidémie | Epidemic |
| SAMU | the French ambulance service |
| Les symptômes | Symptoms |
| Un vaccin | Vaccine |
| Les personnes fragiles | people particularly vulnerable to the virus |
| les personnes âgées | elderly people |
| Les personnes souffrantes de maladies chroniques | people with pre-existing conditions |
| Le bilan | the total or level |
| Cas confirmé | confirmed case |
| Cas suspect/cas investigué | suspected case |
| Guérison | recovery |
| Une zone risque | an area seriously affected by coronavirus |
| Isolement | isolation |
| Se laver les mains très régulièrement | Wash your hands very regularly |
| Tousser ou éternuer dans son coude | Cough or sneeze into your elbow |
| Saluer sans se serrer la main | Greet people without shaking hands |
| Utiliser des mouchoirs à usage unique | Use disposable tissues |
| Un masque chiurgical | a surgical mask |
| éviter les embrassades | avoid hugs |
| Fièvre | fever |
| Maux de tête | headache |
| Courbatures | aches |
| Toux | cough |
| Difficultés respiratoires | breathing difficulties |
| un cluster | a group of people with the same illness in the same area |
| le patient zéro | the first person to be infected |
| une quatorzaine | quarantine which lasts 14 days |
| le masque FFP2 | mask with a beak to filter air |
| asymptomatiques | describes people who are infected but show no symptoms |
| Un EHPAD (établissement d’hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes) | retirement home |
| le dernier bilan | the latest stats |
| une prolongation du confinement | extension of confinement |
| l’épidémie frappe de plein fouet | the epidemic is hitting with full force |
| les armes pour lutter contre le Covid | 19 – tools to fight…. |
| les hôpitaux sont saturés | hospitals are overloaded |
| des lieux pour accueillir des hôpitaux de campagne | places to set up field hospitals |
| Chacun est conscient du risque | each is aware of the risk |
| la propagation du Covid | 19 est fulgurante – the spread is very swift |
| la situation se dégrade considérablement | the situation is getting worse |
| la mobilisation du personnel médical | rallying/call up of medical staff |
| les soignants exposent leurs craintes | caregivers set out their fear |
| les médecins s’inquiètent du manque de moyens et de matériels | doctors are worried about lack of means and equipment |
| les patients déjà atteints du coronavirus | patients who already have the virus |
| la prévention et la sensibilisation | prevention and raising awareness |
| des infrastructures sanitaires et financières (in)suffisantes | (in)sufficient health and financial infrastructure |
| les gestes barrières | preventative measures |
| très contagieux | very infectious |
| une pénurie | a shortage |
| un super spreader | an infected person who contaminates many others |