containment

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14:54 Apr 15, 2020
English to Finnish translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc., Journalism
English term or phrase: containment
Definition from Free Medical Dictionary:
The confining or prevention of further dissemination of a potentially hazardous agent. In the context of a viral pandemic, containment is the effort by a community to determine who is infected and isolate them in order to contain the threat while keeping the healthy population separated.

Example sentence(s):
  • The containment strategy would contain the disease within a defined geographic area by early detection. India Times
  • Delhi's Moti Bagh 'containment zone' is fully cut off, except telephonically. Hindustan Times
  • The cluster containment protocol says that all entry and exit gates shall be closed except one. Deccan Herald
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5Hillintä; Rajaaminen; leviämisen estäminen
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Hillintä; Rajaaminen; leviämisen estäminen


Definition from Epidemiologian sanasto:
hillintä, rajaaminen, leviämisen estäminen

Example sentence(s):
  • Suomi hidastaa ja rajaa COVID-19-epidemian leviämistä monilla eri toimenpiteillä. Näiden toimien vaikutukset tukevat ja tehostavat toisiaan. - THL blogi  
  • Asiantuntijoiden mukaan tartunnanlähteiden jäljitystä kannattaa tehdä niin kauan kuin leviämisen rajaaminen on tehokasta sen viemään henkilöstömäärään nähden. - Yle  
  • Koronavirustartuntoja pyritään rajaamaan monin keinoin viranomaisyhteistyönä - HUS  
Tarja Karjalainen
Finland
Local time: 09:50
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
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