Will warmer weather help fight the coronavirus? Singapore and Australia suggest maybe not

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/12/asia/coronavirus-flu-weather-temperature-intl-hnk/index.html

Will warmer weather help fight the coronavirus? Singapore and Australia suggest maybe not

 

 

put in place

- (계획, 조치 등을) 시행/이행하다

ex) One common refrain from skeptics of the emergency measures being put in place to stop the outbreak was that it was just like the flu -- dangerous to sensitive groups but routine and not something to get into lockdown over. 

*  emergency measures : 긴급조치 

 

 

 

lowest estimated fatality rate

ex) At its lowest estimated fatality rate based on current data, Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, is thought to kill some 1-2% of known patients, compared to around 0.1% for winter influenza.

 

taper off

- (수·양·정도가) 점점 줄어들다

ex) There is one area in which experts hope the virus will still behave like influenza, however, by tapering off in spring. 

 

get ready for

- …에 대비하다. (=get prepared for, get set for.)

ex)This is why it's really important to understand that a lot of what we're doing now is getting ourselves ready for what we're calling the second wave of this

 

map out 

- to plan something in detail 

ex) Researchers at the University of Maryland (UM) have even used this data to attempt to map out other parts of the world that could be at risk of imminent outbreaks.

 

nadir 

- the worst moment, or the moment of least hope and least achievement:

ex) In addition to having similar average temperature, humidity, and latitude profiles, (locations along latitude 30-50°N) also exhibit commonality in that the timing of the outbreak coincides with a nadir in the yearly temperature cycle, and thus with relatively stable temperatures over a more than a one month period of time

 

rain on

- To pour or fall on someone or something from above in a rain-like shower.

ex) The data from tropical countries may rain on this hope somewhat

 

spike alarmingly

ex) Even as cases of the coronavirus have spiked alarmingly in many countries this week, there has also been a glimmer of good news. 

 

forefront 

- 중심, 맨 앞 

ex) It remains to be seen though, as areas that were at the forefront of the outbreak begin relaxing restrictions, whether cases will climb again, or if the virus is truly under control.

 

ramp up

- to increase or cause to increase

ex) As other parts of the world only just ramp up actions to deal with it, many hope they will get a boost from warming weather.

 

resurgence

-  (활동의) 재기[부활]

ex) If case numbers decrease over the summer, it is a good idea to prepare for a resurgence during the colder months.

 

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The coronavirus also appears to be about as infectious as the flu, and potentially more so, especially as there are no specific treatment, cure or seasonal vaccine.