Keeping at a safe social distance of 2 metres away from another person
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Explain the term "self-isolation"
Staying at home, away from others, if you have a suspected, or actual, case of covid
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Explain the term "lockdown"
A national or localised ruling to remain at home as much as possible, with only a few necessary businesses staying open
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Explain the term "frontliner"
A person who had to physically turn up to their job in order to keep the country ticking over
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Explain the term "new normal"
Everything that we considered 'normal' had to change, thus new rules and ways of doing things became the new normal
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Explain the term "key worker"
An employee who provided a vital service - healthcare workers, teachers, supermarket staff
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Explain the term "support bubble"
Having close contact with another household as if they were members of your own household
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Explain the term "furlough"
Where an employee or worker agreed with their employer to stop working temporarily but stay employed
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Explain the term "covidiot"
A person who refused to follow the rules in covid times
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Explain the term "quarantine"
If you have contracted covid, you stay completely away from everyone in order to avoid passing on the virus to others
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Explain the term "super spreader event"
An event or location at which a significant number of people contract the same disease
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Explain the term "Long Covid"
A condition that is marked by the presence of symptoms which persist for an extended period of time following a person's initial recovery from covid-19
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Explain the term "vaccine passport"
A physical or digital document providing proof of vaccination against one or more infectious diseases
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Explain the term "PPE"
Personal Protective Equipment - i.e. face masks etc.
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Explain the term "super spreader"
A highly contagious individual who can spread an infectious disease to a large number of uninfected people through a network of contacts
