Hello, thank you for all of your questions about the current situation -
COVID-19. Again: C-O-V-I-D-19. I'll teach a few signs related to what's happening.
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CORONAVIRUS
The dominant hands is behind the non-dominant fist,
and the dominant hand opens up into a '5'.
It looks like the virus -- the ball and all the little crown around it.
CORONAVIRUS
can start with like an "A" or a flat "O", and then opens up.
CORONAVIRUS
VIRUS
It's really two signs together, so I'm going to back up...
SICK
The middle finger is bent in both hands,
one at the forehead and one at the stomach, (both) moving inward.
It's like where you feel it: in your head, your stomach...
you tend to feel it in those places.
SICK
SiCK
"disease", you tend to sign it like this.
SICK with a circular double movement.
DISEASE
SICK
DISEASE
SICK
DISEASE
SPREAD
The flat "O" handshapes start together in one location,
and then open up separately into "5"s.
SPREAD
You can adjust the sign to show emphasis.
For example spread --" a moderate amount of spread,"
Versus "spread a lot".
"spread a lot"
SICKNESS SPREAD
Disease spread -- VIRUS. Is virus.
VIRUS
"Virus", you can also fingerspell VIRUS.
You'd tend to maybe - the first time you're discussing it,
you might fingerspell "virus" SICKNESS SPREAD,
And then when you refer to it again, you don't have to fingerspell...
You can just sign VIRUS
VIRUS
"Pandemic" -- that word itself, specifically,
you can fingerspell "pandemic", but you can also describe it...
The virus spreads all over the world.
SICKNESS
SPREAD
WORLD, all over.
SICKNESS SPREAD WORLD all-over.
WORLD - "W" handshape
WORLD
all-over. "All over the world."
To show how it spreads around the globe.
"Virus spreads all over the world."
So that spread, people try to slow it down.
The sign SLOW moves the dominant hand
across the back of the non-dominant hand.
SLOW
"slow the spread" -
SPREAD, SLOW.
Also "flatten the curve" - we want it to be more level.
So the high curve?
Want a more moderate curve. flatter.
Not high up.
People try to help how? Stay home.
STAY
The palms are facing down: STAY
STAY
STAY HOME
Thank you for watching. I hope that this helped you learn a few new signs for the
current situation. If you have other words or sentences that you want to
learn related to now, comment and let me know.
Thank you. Stay home, continue feeling well, and take care of yourself.