Coronavirus: Italy takes action: BBC News Review สาธารณะ

Learn vocabulary from the news. Were talking about the coronavirus - or Covid19 - and what is happening in Italy. The latest government advice is - don’t travel to Italy unless you have to. All public gatherings in the country have been banned, and people there are being told to stay near their home unless it’s an emergency in attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus

Vocabulary
lockdown
emergency situation where movement is restricted
• The street was in lockdown after the gas explosion.
• The building was on lockdown following the security breach.

quarantine
situation where living things are separated to stop the spread of disease
• My dog went into quarantine when we moved to another country.
• People are being quarantined because of coronavirus.
self-isolate
keep yourself away from other people
• The government is asking people to self-isolate.
• I spent three weeks in self-isolation.

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