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Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered virus namely SARS-Cov-2. This virus first
appears in Wuhan, China and eventually spreads in many countries, including Indonesia.

This disease attacks respiratory system. Covid-19 also makes people who get infected experience several
symptoms. The common symptoms are fever, dry cough, and tiredness. Some also experience aches, sore
throat, diarrhea, conjunctivitis, headache, and loss of taste or smell. Meanwhile the serious symptoms are
shortness of breath, chest pain, and loss of speech. However, there are many who do not experience
symptoms.

It takes about 5-6 days to the symptoms to show. However, the incubation period takes 14 days. People who
has mild to moderate illness usually can recover without hospitalization. Meanwhile those who experience
serious symptoms have to seek medical attention.

The virus spreads through the droplets when infected people sneeze or cough. Therefore, WHO gives the
way to prevent infection such as washing hands regularly with soap and water, avoiding touching face,
covering mouth and nose while sneezing or coughing, staying at home, refraining from smoking, and
practicing physical distancing.

In Indonesia, the first case of Covid-19 reported on March 2, 2020. After WHO declaring Covid-19 a
pandemic, all the activities such as working and studying are done in homes.

However, the case of novel coronavirus keeps growing. In the end of March, the total case of this disease
reaches 1528 cases. To respond to this pandemic, UNICEF has been leading efforts with the government,
the World Health Organization and other partners.

The President also issued regulations regarding the pandemic. Government Regulation No. 21/2020 is issued
to regulate the large-scale social restrictions or PSBB and is implemented in coordination and collaboration
with various parties, in accordance with statutory provisions

1. Rewrite the summary related to the text about Covid-19 by using your own language
(minimum one paragraph)
2. Write 15 difficult vocabularies based on text and find out the meaning!
3. Is there any different ways to handle the people who get the mild symptoms and serious
symptoms of Covid-19? (Give me explanation in detail!)
4. Do you agree with government regulation about large scale social restriction or PSBB
implemented in our country? (Give your best reason to support your answer!)
5. “People can infect coronavirus for the second time”. Do you agree with this statement? (Give
your best reason to support your answer!)

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