Course : THE COVID PANDEMIC

Course code : EL97165

THE COVID PANDEMIC

EΝ97165  -  ΕΥΓΕΝΙΑ ΚΑΝΕΛΛΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ

Units - How did the COVID pandemic emerge? What happens next.

How did the COVID pandemic emerge? What happens next.

The students focus on articles from the internet that explain where and how the covid19 emerged. 

ASSIGNMENT: READ THE ARTICLE BY WIRED MAGAZINE "How coronavirus started and what happens next"

  • The students should be able to understand and explain the meaning of the tags below.
  • The students should be able to answer to the following questions:

1. Why is COVID19 called a pandemic?

2. Where did the disease emerge and how?

3. How did the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson respond to the epidemic?

4. What are the symptoms of the disease and what does the disease cause in more critical cases?

5. Which country has seen so far the largest number of deaths?

6. What is the delay phase?

7. Is there a vaccine for the virus?

Tags: #covid19, #wetmarket, #outbreaks, #spread, #contracted, #confirmed infections, #under lockdown, #genetic sequences, #evidence, #has been transmitted, #respiratory illness, #a strain, #mild/severe symptoms, #multiple organ failure, #cases of the virus, #mortality rate, #ease the restrictions, #social distancing, #recover from, #comply with, #self isolate, #the most vulnerable, #antibody tests, #vaccine, #the reproduction number, #underway