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The Covid-19 Pandemic — A Retrospective

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Question 1 of 10

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There's no _____ in pretending to yourself that you are safe from the coronavirus. No one is. Take the necessary precautions. It's a pandemic.

Question 2 of 10

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The authorities are looking to _____ the infection rate and keep it as low as possible for as long as possible.

Question 3 of 10

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A slower infection rate would not only allow the authorities to better trace infections and control their _____, but would also make sure the health-care system was not overwhelmed.

Question 4 of 10

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The government must have stringent _____ in place, including social distancing and mandatory quarantines, to stem the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

Question 5 of 10

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With the return of students from overseas, patients in their twenties now form the largest group of people infected with Covid-19, _____ those above the age of 60.

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Self-isolation and physical distancing may not prevent one from becoming infected or infecting others, but the alternative does not _____ thinking about.

Question 7 of 10

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When I asked my friend to maintain a distance of two meters between himself and me, he _____. I tried to explain the purpose of social distancing during the pandemic, but he thought it did not apply to friends.

Question 8 of 10

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If you have just returned from a trip abroad, you must self-isolate for fourteen days. Those who do not _____ the new restrictions could face fines of up to five thousand dollars for a first offense.

Question 9 of 10

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Just a couple of months ago, had you asked me what an epidemiologist does, I would have had no idea. Now I really _____ what someone in that profession does, and realize it's crucial to our future.

Question 10 of 10

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To end on a more optimistic note, I do, at times, _____ a future where, after so much social distancing, people turn outward, to friends, to neighbors, even to total strangers, inspired by a new communal spirit that has been lacking for so long.

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