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But still many people didn’t trust Dr. Li, like wear masks. Many shops were closed
the Ye family’s friends, the Wangs.One day, including theatres and some amusement
Matt Ye was talking to Jonah Wang. parks. Some cities were closed, especially
“Did you hear Dr. Li on the news?” Matt Wuhan, because the first people and the mos t
asked. “Yes, but I don’t believe him. He was people who got coronavirus are there. Now,
crazy.’ Jonah answered.“If you don ’t believe many airplanes were cancelled and the
him, then don’t believe him, but we are schools in China would start late. Everyon e
prepared.” Matt said. felt nervous and scared.
A few days later, the news said there Jonah told Matt his sister got coron avirus
was a person who got coronavirus and he and she needed to be quarantined, so Matt
went to the hospital, but he already needed to avoid his friend and not go to his
infected many people before he went to house. Jonah was also very worried abou t his
the hospital. “The new coronavirus is sister because there was not any medicine for
suspected to have come from illegally coronavirus. Until Now, Ye family didn’t get
traded animals in a Wuhan market. The sick because they were already prepared.
CORONAVIRUS
virus mutated and spread from an animal
to a human.” the news reporter said. The
Ye family felt happy because they trusted
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Dr. Li and had enough supplies. They also
Most people infected with the COVID- 9
worried about their friends and relatives.
virus should experience mild to mod erate
Gradually, more and more people got
respiratory disease and recover withou t any
coronavirus. People became scared. They
special treatment being needed. Older peop le
started to buy masks in the shop. They
and those with underlying health condition s
rushed to buy them, so there weren't
such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes,
enough masks. The Ye family had a lot of
chronic respiratory disease and cancer are
masks, so they didn’t worry about it. Two
more likely to experience serious illness. Som e
weeks later, many more people got
people don’t see the danger in this disease
coronavirus. The Ye family read it from the
but should definitely look at the symptom s,
newspaper. They couldn’t go out much
how to prevent it, and how far it has spread.
now. They could only go out when they
Symptoms are a big part of a disease since
needed to buy food, but they needed to
it is used to predict whether or not certain
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