Let's start with an easy one: 'coronavirus' in Spanish is simply el coronavirus.
The scientific name for the new virus is the same in every language: Covid-19 but you will sometimes see it as SARS-CoV-2 especially in official notices from authorities.
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la epidemia - epidemic
emergencia - emergency
el brote - the outbreak
infección - infection
transmisión - transmission
transmisión secundaria - person-to-person transmission
foco de contagios - hotspot, site with multiple cases of infection
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Understanding the statistics:
suma de infectados - number of infected
los afectados - those affected
los ingresados - those admitted into hospital
los recuperados - recovered
muerto, fallecido - dead
aislamiento preventivo - preventative isolation
Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos - intensive care unit
situación clínica grave - serious condition
estado crítico - critical state
sintomatología leve - light symptoms
personas asintomáticas - people who have no symptoms (asymptomatic)
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Precautions
Those people in Spain who have tested positive for the coronavirus are in isolation either at home or in hospital.
aislamiento preventivo - preventative isolation
aislado en su domicilio - self-isolation
una cuarentena – quarantine
Spain is also carrying out large-scale testing of people with possible symptoms of the virus.
pruebas - tests
positivo – positive
negativo – negative
Symptoms
These are the three symptoms that are associated with the coronavirus:
fiebre - A fever above 38C
Tos - a cough
sensación de falta de aire - shortness of breath.
Gripe: This word is slightly problematic to English speakers because it is used to describe either end of the scale of the most common winter ailment from a bad cold to a full on nasty dose of the flu. You'll hear it bandied around now as people compare the coronvirus to the flu.
How to stay safe:
Cubrirse la boca y la nariz con pañuelos desechables - If you sneeze or cough cover your mouth and nose with a disposable hanky (tissue) and then throw it away.
lavarse las manos - wash your hands
mascarilla - protective face masks are now very hard to get hold of in Spain, but the guidance is that only those who are suffering symptoms, or treating someone with symptoms needs to wear them.
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