PPE stands for ‘personal protective equipment’ which includes face shields, gloves, gowns, masks, respirators etc. These are items provided to health professionals who come in contact with patients on a daily basis. The COVID-19 terms you should be aware of are:
Pandemic – It is an officially recognised worldwide spread of a given disease.
Lockdown – A government-imposed restriction on the movement of citizens within the country and closing of all non-essential businesses.
Social Distancing – Maintaining a distance of a minimum of six feet from others.
Self-Isolation – This is a necessity for those individuals who are confirmed to have been infected by COVID-19.
Incubation Period – The time period the virus takes to develop symptoms in the body. For COVID-19, it is between two to fourteen days.