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The WHO confirmed an old coronavirus spreads between humans.

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The new virus resembles a virus from 10 years ago called SARS.

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SARS killed over 8,000 people between 2002-2003.

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The new virus strain has caused the death of 18 Saudi Arabians.

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SARS spread to humans via both birds and animals.

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The new virus could have mutated to be contagious among humans.

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The WHO said the virus was a worry not just in places already affected.

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The WHO said the virus spreads without humans being in close contact.

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that a new coronavirus (1) ____________ could be passed from human to human. The virus, called nCoV-EMC, looks like an                     (2) ____________ of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which killed 775 people and (3) ____________ 8,273 between 2002-03. However, the WHO was quick to point out that the new strain isn't as (4) ____________ as SARS. The warning came after the 34th case worldwide came to (5) ____________ on Sunday. A man is in a "very serious but stable" condition in an intensive (6) ____________ unit in France. It is believed he contracted the virus while vacationing in Dubai in April. The new coronavirus has already (7) ____________ the lives of 18 people, 15 of the (8) ____________ being in Saudi Arabia.

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Coronavirus causes (9) ____________ illnesses in both humans and animals. Unlike SARS, which spread from birds and animals to humans, the new strain could have (10) ____________ to spread between people. A WHO spokesman, Keiji Fukuda, told reporters in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday that the new virus         (11) ____________ an "important and (12) ____________ challenge" for those countries already affected and for the whole world. He (13) ____________ that while the new virus was not SARS, it was very worrying. He said: "Of most concern is the fact that the different (14) ____________ seen in multiple countries increasingly (15) ____________ the hypothesis that when there is close contact, this coronavirus can (16) ____________ from person to person".

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Coronavirus ______ in both humans and animals.

a.  causes respiratory illnesses
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different clusters seen in multiple countries increasingly ______

a.  support the hypothesis
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1.

What did the WHO warn of?

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How many people did SARS infect and kill?

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How is the man in a French hospital doing?

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How did the man in France contract the virus?

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How many fatalities have there been and where are they?

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How does the new virus differ from SARS?

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How could the new strain have arisen?

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What did Mr Fukuda want to make people aware of?

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Which countries face a challenge?

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What hypothesis seems to be supported?

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What did the WHO warn of?

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How does the virus differ from SARS?

a) to wash our hands regularly
b) not to live near chickens
c) person-to-person infection
d) thousands of deaths

a) it's identical
b) it can pass from person to person
c) it causes a fever
d) there's no hope of recovery

2.

How many did SARS infect and kill?

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How could the new strain have arisen?

a) it infected over 8,000 and killed 775
b) it infected fewer than 8,000 and killed 775
c) it infected 775 and killed 8,273
d) it infected fewer than 800 and killed fewer than 8,000

a) after an accident in a research lab
b) it's a long-lost prehistoric strain
c) it has always been with is
d) it could have mutated

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How is the man in the French hospital?

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What did Mr Fukuda want to make people aware of?

a) he's up and about
b) he's near to a full recovery
c) his vital signs are deteriorating
d) he's in a serious but stable condition

a) that wearing a mask eliminates any risk
b) that nCoV-EMC isn't SARS
c) that travelling could be dangerous
d) not to get too close to people

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How did the man get the virus?

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Which countries face a challenge?

a) after eating chicken
b) while on holiday in the UAE
c) he was researching the virus
d) no one knows

a) every country
b) Saudi Arabia and the UAE
c) only France
d) those in the northern hemisphere

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How many fatalities have there been and where are they?

10.

What hypothesis seems to be supported?

a) 775 worldwide
b) 80, 50 in Dubai
c) 18, 15 in Saudi Arabia
d) 3 in France

a) that viruses spread among humans
b) the nCoV-EMC hypothesis
c) the WHO / SARS hypothesis
d) that being near people can spread
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Role  A – Coronavirus worrier

You think the coronavirus is the biggest threat to people's health. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why they are wrong to worry about their health concern. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): sodas, a lack of exercise or fast food.

Role  B – Worried about sodas

You think sodas are the biggest threat to people's health. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why they are wrong to worry about their health concern. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): the coronavirus, a lack of exercise or fast food.

Role  C – Worried about lack of exercise

You think a lack of exercise is the biggest threat to people's health. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why they are wrong to worry about their health concern. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): sodas, the coronavirus or fast food.

Role  D – Fast food worrier

You think fast food is the biggest threat to people's health. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why they are wrong to worry about their health concern. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): sodas, the coronavirus or fast food.

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What did you think when you read the headline?

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What springs to mind when you hear the word 'virus'?

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How much do you worry when you hear about the spread of viruses?

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How big a problem would it be if the coronavirus spread worldwide?

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What would governments do if the virus started killing thousands?

f)

What would you do if the virus was spreading in your country?

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How do you think the SARS virus was contained?

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Do you have confidence that scientists can provide vaccines for viruses?

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What do you know about the new coronavirus strain?

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Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

b)

Is infection among humans as dangerous as animal to human infection?

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What is being reported about the coronavirus in your country's press?

d)

What challenges does the virus pose to the world?

e)

What is a virus?

f)

When should governments start issuing health warnings and advice?

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Would you start avoiding people if the virus spread?

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How do new viruses keep appearing?

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What questions would you like to ask a virus expert?

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