The Hindu Editorial (​​​Readiness, not panic) – Jun 03, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (Readiness, not panic) – Jun 03, 2025:

1. readiness (noun) – preparedness.
2. panic (noun) – nervousness, fear, fright.
3. resurgence (noun) –  comeback, resumption, reappearance, re-emergence.
4. call (for) (phrasal verb) – require, demand, ask for, need, necessitate, entail.
5. preparedness (noun) – readiness, alertness, preparation, awareness, carefulness.
6. serve as (verb) – act as, function as.
7. learning (noun) – lesson
8. dashboard (noun) – a pictorial summary/overview.
9. figure (noun) – number.
10. alarming (adjective) – worrying, disturbing, shocking, distressing, terrifying, frightening, scary, intimidating.
11. picture (noun) – view.
12. full picture (noun) – a complete understanding or comprehensive view of a situation.
13. day-on-day (adjective) – daily.
14. underline (verb) –underscore, emphasise, highlight, stress, call/draw attention to.
15. variant (noun) – different or form or version or mutant of something (virus).
16. Omicron variant (noun) – On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the (new coronavirus) variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE). The first known confirmed Omicron infection was from a specimen collected on November 9. In recent weeks, infections in South Africa have increased steeply, coinciding with the detection.
17. subvariant (noun) – a subtype of a known variant.
18. transmissible (adjective) – communicable, contagious, contractable, transmittable. infectious. easily spread.
19. unwarranted (adjective) – unnecessary, unreasonable, unjustifiable, groundless, inappropriate, immoderate, inordinate, uncalled for.
20. precautionary (adjective) – preventive, preemptive, protective.
21. advisable (adjective) – prudent, desirable, wise, preferable, expedient.
22. vulnerability (noun) – weakness, defencelessness, unprotectedness, susceptibility.
23. comorbidity (noun) – In medicine, co-morbidity is the presence of one or more additional conditions (diseases) co-occurring/co-existing with a primary condition (disease).
24. pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
25. disproportionately (adverb) – inordinately, excessively, immoderately, unduly, unreasonably, unjustifiably.
26. hypertension (noun) – high blood pressure.
27. cardiovascular (adjective) – relating to the heart and blood vessels.
28. obesity (noun) – the state of being overweight.
29. advancing age (noun) – a polite way of referring to the fact of growing older.
30. mask up (phrasal verb) – to wear a mask (face covering).
31. World Health Organization (WHO) (noun) – Founded in 1948, WHO is the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health.
32. immunity (noun) – the state of being resistant to a pathogen or infectious disease.
33. stand someone/something in good stead (phrase) – be very helpful to someone/something in the future; be beneficial, be advantageous, be useful.
34. booster dose (noun) – In medical terms, a booster dose is an extra administration of a vaccine after an earlier dose.
35. dose (noun) – an amount/quantity of something (a medicine/drug) prescribed to be taken at a specific time.
36. shot (noun) – injection, inoculation (of a vaccine/drug).
37. vulnerable (adjective) – relating to a weak/neglected person who is in need of special care/support.
38. the vulnerable (noun) – a weak/neglected person who is in need of special care/support.
39. step in (phrasal verb) – intervene, act, take action, become/get involved.
40. vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
41. signatory (noun) – the person who signed an official document/agreement. (in this context, it is a country that signs an agreement).
42. WHO Pandemic Agreement (noun) – formally adopted on May 20, 2025, The WHO Pandemic Agreement is the first legally binding international accord to comprehensively address pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. Adopted under Article 19 of the WHO Constitution, it promotes data sharing, equitable access to resources and greater cooperation between countries during health crises.
43. stockpile (noun) – supply, stock; reserve, accumulation, collection, amassment.
44. infrastructure (noun) – the basic physical or organisational structure or framework that a country or organization needs in order to function properly. For a whole nation, it includes all the physical systems such as buildings, roads & railways networks, utilities, etc.
45. personnel (noun) – employees, workforce, force, staff.
46. scenario (noun) – context, background, backdrop, situation.
47. at all costs (phrase) – irrespective of the effort needed; whatever happens; at any price; regardless of, in spite of everything.
48. deliberate (adjective) – intentional, purposeful, conscious, planned, knowing.
49. obfuscation (noun) – making of something obscure or unclear to understand; concealment, evasiveness, confusion, deception.
50. transparency (noun) – clarity, straightforwardness, openness, honesty, unambiguity.
51. irrespective of (phrase) – despite, in spite of, regardless of, discounting, notwithstanding, without reference to, without regard to.
52. debilitating (adjective) – exhausting, fatiguing, draining, wearing, straining, taxing.
53. enabling (adjective) – empowering.

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