community spread

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16:54 Mar 31, 2020
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-), Medical: Health Care, Science (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: community spread
Definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Refers to the spread of a contagious disease to individuals in a particular geographic location who have no known contact with other infected individuals or who have not recently traveled to an area where the disease has any documented cases

Example sentence(s):
  • Montreal public health scrambles to avoid community spread of COVID-19. Montreal Gazette
  • Rock County identifies community spread of COVID-19 in third confirmed case. GazettExtra
  • We have reached the level where community spread of COVID-19 is happening. City of Madison
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4samhällsspridning
Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)


  

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samhällsspridning


Definition from own experience or research:
Att en smitta sprids allmänt i samhället och inte bara bland personer som har besökt högriskområden.

Example sentence(s):
  • Folkhälsomyndigheten ser tecken på samhällsspridning i Region Stockholm och i Västra Götalandsregionen. - Folkhälsomyndigheten  
  • Vi måste förutsätta att vi har samhällspridning i hela Kronobergs län och följa reglerna som vi gått ut med, säger Christian Blomkvist, smittskyddsläkare i Region Kronoberg. - SvT  
Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
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