Questão número 669252
Inglês - Interpretação de texto - FURB - 2020
Read the text bellow in order to answer the question:
Coronavirus, Social Distancing and Self-Quarantine
Now that the new coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness it causes, are spreading among communities in the United States and other countries, phrases such as social distancing, self-quarantine and flattening the curve are showing up in the media.
What is flattening the curve?
Flattening the curve refers to using protective practices to slow the rate of COVID-19 infection so hospitals have room, supplies and doctors for all of the patients who need care.
A large number of people becoming very sick over the course of a few days could overwhelm a hospital or care facility. Too many people becoming severely ill with COVID-19 at roughly the same time could result in a shortage of hospital beds, equipment or doctors.
On a graph, a sudden surge in patients over a short time could be represented as a tall, narrow curve.
On the other hand, if that same large number of patients arrived at the hospital at a slower rate, for example, over the course of several weeks, the line of the graph would look like a longer, flatter curve.
In this situation, fewer patients would arrive at the hospital each day. There would be a better chance of the hospital being able to keep up with adequate supplies, beds and health care providers to care for them.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-social-distancing-and-self-quarantine
Regarding the interpretation of the text above, choose the correct alternative:
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A) The author believes that flattening the curve is the key to soften the final results of the situation.
B) For the author, flattening the curve is the same as washing hands every three hours and roughening the curve is the same as staying home.
C) The author believes that roughening the curve is the key to soften the final results of the situation.
D) According to the author, a sudden surge in patients over a short time means flattening the curve.
E) The author thinks that fewer patients would arrive at the hospital each day if people went back to their jobs as usual.
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