Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

SKVT1213
BASICS OF TRANSLATION

Semester II, 2019/2020

A1.1: Practical Translation (to be completed, uploaded and discussed in week 5)

Type : Individual task

Value : 5%
Release date : Week 4 (05.03.2020)
Due date : Week 5

Translation brief:
The text in the following page is taken from the World Health Organization (WHO) website
which provides information on health topics including coronavirus. Please refer to the links
below for further information on the text:
www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public.
You are required to translate the English text into Malay to be published on the website of the
Ministry of Health, Malaysia as part of an effort to create awareness among Malaysians on
coronavirus.

Complete this translation task and upload it to UKMFOLIO before you attend your tutorial
session in week 5.

The value of this assessment task is 5%.

Total number of ST words: 273 words.

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Coronavirus

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the
common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-
CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus
(nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.  

Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people.
Detailed investigations found that SARS-CoV was transmitted from civet cats to humans
and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans. Several known coronaviruses are
circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans. 

Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath
and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe
acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death. 

Standard recommendations to prevent infection spread include regular hand washing,

covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and
eggs. Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as
coughing and sneezing.

Basic protective measures against the new coronavirus

Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO
website and through your national and local public health authority. COVID-19 is still
affecting mostly people in China with some outbreaks in other countries. Most people who
become infected experience mild illness and recover, but it can be more severe for others.
Take care of your health and protect others by doing the following:

 Wash your hands frequently,

 Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth,

 Practice respiratory hygiene,

 If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early, and

 Stay informed and follow advice given by your healthcare provider.

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MALAY TRANSLATION:

Coronavirus

Coronavirus (CoV) merupakan keluarga besar dari golongan virus yang

menyebabkan pelbagai penyakit berjangkit yang meliputi demam daripada selsema
kepada beberapa penyakit yang lebih serius lain seperti Sindrom Penafasan Timur
Tengah (MERS-CoV) atau Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) dan
Ssindrom Ppenafasan Aakut Tteruk (SARS-CoV) atau Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS-CoV). Novel cCoronavirus (nCoV) merupakan virus kumpulan
coronavirus yang baharu yang tidak pernah dijumpai di dalam badan manusia pada
masa lalu.

Coronavirus merupakan penyakit zoonosis yang bermaksud ia tersebar antara

haiwan kedan manusia. Siasatan Penyiasatan yang terperinci telah dijumpai dimana
SARS-CoV boleh berjangkittersebar dari mMusang Binturong kepada manusia dan
MERS-CoV pula berjangkit daripada unta satu bonggolArab kepada manusia.
TerdapatYang diketahui beberapa coronavirus yang berjangkit di kalangan berada di
dalam haiwan belum n masih tidak menjangkiti manusia.

Tanda-tanda umum biasa jangkitan termasuk simptomstem penafasan, demam,

batuk, sesak nafastidak cukup penafasan dan kesukaran untuk bernafas. Dalami
dalam sesetengah kes-kes yang lebih teruk, jangkitan boleh menyebabkan radang
paru-paru, beberapa sindrom akut penafasan akut yang teruk, kegagalan buah
pinggang malah dan kematian.

Nasihat umum bagi Cadangan bagi mencegah penyebaran jangkitan termasuk kerap
membasuh mencuci tangan dengan kerap, menutup mulut dan hidung apabila batuk
dan bersin, masak daging dan telur dengan sempurnateliti. Elakkan sentuha dengan
individu yang menunjukkan berhubung rapat dengan sesiapa yang mempunyai
gejala penyakit penafasan seperti batuk dan bersin.

Langkah-langkah perlindungan asas bagi membendungterhadap coronavirus

Dapatkan maklumat terkiniLebih peka mengenai genai maklumat terbaru mengenai

wabak COVID-19 yang terdapat di laman web WHO dan melalui pihak berkuasa
kesihatan n awam dan tempatan dan kebangsaan di negara anda. Jangkitan COVID-
19 masih merebak menjejaskan kebanyakan orang di China dan beberapa buah
negara yang lain. Kebanyakan mereka yang n orang yang dijangkiti mengalami
gejalapenyakit ringan dan sembuhtelah pulih manakala ada juga yang mengalami
sakit yang , tetapi ia boleh menjadi lebih teruk kepada orang lain. Anda perlulah
menJjaga kesihatan diri dan lindungi orang lain dengan mengamalkanlakukan
perkara-perkara berikut:

 Basuh tangan anda dengan kerap,

 Elakkankan menyentuh mata, hidung dan mulut,
 Amalkan Memastikan kebersihan sistem pernafasan,
 Jika anda mengalami demam, batuk, ataudan kesukaran untuk bernafas,
dapatkan bantuan perubatan dengan serta mertarawatan awal, dan
 Dapatkan maklumat lanjut dan ikuti nasihat yang diberikan oleh pegawai
kesihatan anda.