*이 기사는 코로나바이러스 초창기 미국상황을 고려한 기사임을 알려드립니다.
As concerns over the new coronavirus spread around the world, people have to make basic health decisions. They are wondering how worried they should be about getting infected and what they should do about it.
* concern (특히 많은 사람들이 공유하는) 우려[걱정]
Some decision can have unexpected results however. For example, because of fears over getting infected, large numbers of people have bought masks to cover their faces. This led United States Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams to write this message on Twitter: “Seriously people – STOP BUYING MASKS”
*unexpected 예상치 못한 / stop+ing ~하는 것을 그만두다/멈추다
He noted that masks are not effective in protecting the general public. The masks should be kept available for those who really need them. He added that “if healthcare providers can’t get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk!”
* general public 일반대중 / care for ~를 보살피다[돌보다] / at risk 위험한 상태로(손실위험에 노출되어 있는 상태)
Different levels of concern not unusual
It is hard to know just how concerned people should be. Someone who lives near an area with many reported cases of coronavirus may be right to be more concerned than someone who does not.
But experts note that people do not only make decisions based on calculations.There are also emotional and psychological influences that play a part.
* make a decision 결정을 하다 / psychological 심리적인 / play a part 역할을 하다/ 관여하다
David Ropeik is an expert on risk who retired from Harvard University in Massachusetts. He said, “Emotions are the filters through which we see facts.”
*retire 은퇴하다/퇴직하다
Paul Slovic is a psychology professor at the University of Oregon. He said people’s perception of risk can increase so that it becomes different from the advice of medical officials.
* perception 지각(知覺), 인식, 인지(認知), 이해
For example, less is known about the new coronavirus than the seasonal flu, which is blamed for far more deaths each year. But the new coronavirus is not fully understood and seems to be difficult to control.
Slovic said that because “there is no vaccine that can prevent it” and it spreads easily, news of the disease hurts our personal sense of control. He said our sense of risk increases when we do not feel like we know what to do to protect ourselves.
At the same time, the information that people are getting from the news and social media does not ease their concerns, Slovic said. He noted that reports place attention on people getting sick and dying and not on less serious cases.
*ease 편하게 하다, (고통·무거운 짐 등을) 덜어 주다
To make matters worse, “everybody is telling everybody about it,” Ropeik said. This increases the perceived risk.
* to make matters worse 설상가상으로, 엎친 데 덮친 격으로
Vincent Covello is director of the Center for Risk Communication, a business advisory group. He has a list of 17 psychological influences that people consider when they think about risk. For example, he said people worry more when they do not trust the officials or agencies in charge.
* advisory 고문의, 자문의 / in charge …을 맡은, 담당인
People also get more concerned about involuntary things, like exposure to an infected person than voluntary ones, like smoking or spending too much time in the sun.
* involuntary 무의식 중의, 자신도 모르게 하는, 고의가 아닌, 본의 아닌
Ropeik said people can reduce their risk of overreacting by not spreading news of every little development. “Don’t just share the scary parts,” he advised.
* overreact 과잉 반응을 보이다
Finally, Ropeik said it is good idea to take a break from the 24-hour news. “Log off, put your phone down, pick up a book,” he said.
* take a break 잠시 휴식을 취하다. / log off 단말기 사용을 끝내다, 로그오프[아웃]하다
Words in This Story
mask –n. something that covers part or all of the face (얼굴을 가리거나 보호하기 위한) 마스크[복면]
calculation –n. careful thought or planning through a process 계산, 산출, 추정, 추산
filter –n. a device or process that removes something unwanted 필터, 여과 장치
perception –n. the way a person thinks about or understands something 지각(知覺), 인식, 인지(認知), 이해
involuntary –adj. not done by choice 무의식 중의, 자신도 모르게 하는, 고의가 아닌, 본의 아닌
scary –adj. causing fear 무서운, 겁나는
log off –n. to suspend a connection with a computer network 단말기 사용을 끝내다, 로그오프[아웃]하다
Do You Need to Wear That Mask?
Concern over the risk of the new coronavirus have spread, but officials and scientists warn that about influences to our levels of worry and fear.
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