self-isolation

Portuguese translation: autoisolamento

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07:56 Feb 14, 2021

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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
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English term or phrase: self-isolation

Definition from HSE:
Isolation is a health care term that means keeping infected people away from the uninfected. Self-isolation means staying indoors and completely avoiding contact with other people. This is required of all people who have been in contact with known infected people, who have traveled from high risk zones, who have any related symptoms or who have tested positive for the virus.

Example sentence(s):

Experts also recommend self-isolation or quarantine for those who have contacted a health professional and show symptoms of the disease — including fever, dry cough, and fatigue — but haven’t yet been tested yet, and for those who have been in close contact with people known to have the virus. Vox
Returning travellers in self-isolation shouldn't be out for a walk, says Health Canada Ottawa Citizen
COVID-19: How to self-isolate for coronavirus and when to do so CTVNews

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Portuguese translation:autoisolamento

Definition:
Ação ou resultado de isolar a si mesmo; estado de quem vive isolado por vontade própria.

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autoisolamento

Definition from Aulete:
Ação ou resultado de isolar a si mesmo; estado de quem vive isolado por vontade própria.

Example sentence(s):

Com parte da população mundial agora em situação semelhante — quarentena, autoisolamento e outras medidas por medo do vírus —, pessoas estão buscando maneiras de seguir adiante - BBC
O rápido autoisolamento [em casa, quando há suspeitas de ter o vírus], a busca de assessoramento médico por telefone, a menos que os sintomas sejam graves, e o distanciamento social são essenciais - El País
O advogado-geral da União (AGU), André Mendonça, faz um autoisolamento após sentir alguns sintomas que poderiam indicar um contágio pelo novo coronavírus. - Metrópoles

Explanation:
A maioria das ocorrências traz o termo "auto-isolamento", com hífen; entretanto, pela nova ortografia, somente é separado do segundo elemento por hífen nos casos em que este inicia por "o" ou "h". Caso o segundo elemento inicie com a consoante "s" ou "r", é necessário dobrá-la, sem usar hífen. Nos demais casos, quando o segundo elemento inicia por outras consoantes ou vogais, não há hífen. Logo, o correto é "autoisolamento".

Felipe Tomasi
Brazil
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