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From the Ted Talk by David Heymann: What we do (and don't) know about the coronavirus

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It's clearly understood that airports or any land boredrs cannot pnervet a disease from entering. People in the incubation period can cross that border, can enter countries and can then infect others when they become sick. So borders are not a means of preventing infections from enetnirg a country by ckinhceg temperatures. Borders are important because you can provide to people arriving from areas that might be at risk of having had infection, provide them with an utnendinsradg, either a printed understanding or a verbal understanding, of what the signs and symptoms are of this infection, and what they should do if they feel that they might be infected.

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It's clearly understood that airports or any land _______ cannot _______ a disease from entering. People in the incubation period can cross that border, can enter countries and can then infect others when they become sick. So borders are not a means of preventing infections from ________ a country by ________ temperatures. Borders are important because you can provide to people arriving from areas that might be at risk of having had infection, provide them with an _____________, either a printed understanding or a verbal understanding, of what the signs and symptoms are of this infection, and what they should do if they feel that they might be infected.

Solution

  1. prevent
  2. entering
  3. checking
  4. understanding
  5. borders

Original Text

It's clearly understood that airports or any land borders cannot prevent a disease from entering. People in the incubation period can cross that border, can enter countries and can then infect others when they become sick. So borders are not a means of preventing infections from entering a country by checking temperatures. Borders are important because you can provide to people arriving from areas that might be at risk of having had infection, provide them with an understanding, either a printed understanding or a verbal understanding, of what the signs and symptoms are of this infection, and what they should do if they feel that they might be infected.

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