I know I said I would try and do less Coronavirus topics, but there is a lot happening! Also what's the best way to avoid getting sick? Studying English! Stay inside and study and you won't have to go outside or meet anyone. It's a perfect plan!
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VOCAB WORDS:
- spike
- demand
- delivery
- customers
- lockdown

TRANSCRIPT:
In Italy, one of the world’s hardest hit countries, people woke up to yet further virus-containment restrictions. Premier Giuseppe Conte ordered restaurants, cafes and retail shops closed after imposing a nationwide lockdown on personal movement. Jewelry and clothing shops that on Tuesday and Wednesday had posted signs urging customers to queue up out the door a meter (3.3 feet) apart were closed until further notice. Supermarkets, pharmacies and outdoor markets were still open and supermarkets in particular had hours-long lines of customers queued up waiting to go inside a few at a time. Many of the customers were actually working for food delivery services, which have seen such a huge spike in demand that some have stopped taking new orders.

CREDITS:
Article: What's Happening: People Separated, China Closing Everest
Author: The Associated Press
Publisher: MYNorthwest
Link: https://mynorthwest.com/1760507/whats-happening-people-separated-china-closing-everest/