Reopening the world: first steps | Learn the phrasal verb ‘die out’

Published: May 14, 2020, 11 a.m.

After weeks of shutdown, countries are preparing to reopen. Restaurant servers will have to wear masks, shops will have stricter capacity limits, and you still won’t be able to party at nightclubs for a while. But is it too soon? 85 percent of the population is still at risk, and reopening could threaten a second wave of infections. Plus, learn the phrasal verb “die out.”

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