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12:55 Apr 12, 2020
English to Latvian translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Journalism
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: infodemic
Definition from Wiktionary:
(n. informal) An excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult.

Example sentence(s):
  • The 2019-nCoV outbreak and response has been accompanied by a massive ‘infodemic’ - an over-abundance of information – some accurate and some not – that makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it. World Health Organization
  • As information on the virus deluges traditional and social media, the WHO warns that societies around the world are facing an “infodemic”—an “overabundance” of information that makes it difficult for people to identify truthful and trustworthy sources from false or misleading ones. Atlantic Council
  • The part of his speech that made me sit up, though, was this: “We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic. Fake news spreads faster and more easily than this virus, and is just as dangerous.” The Guardian
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infodēmija


Definition from own experience or research:
Nepatiesas informācijas izplatīšana, īpaši tiešsaistē.

Example sentence(s):
  • Infodēmija jeb infodemic ir vārds, ko izmanto, lai aprakstītu nepatiesas informācijas plūsmu, kas tiek izplatīta par vīrusu Covid-19. Šo jēdzienu lieto Pasaules Veselības organizācijas ģenerāldirektors, sakot: “Mēs cīnāmies ne tikai pret epidēmiju, mēs cīnāmies pret infodēmiju.” - Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji  
  • Līdztekus koronavīrusa izraisītās slimības Covid-19 uzliesmojumam izplatās arī "infodēmija", kā to nodēvējusi Pasaules Veselības organizācija (PVO). - Eiropas Savienības Padome  
  • Covid 19 ir ne tikai pandēmija, bet arī infodēmija. - Pētera Apiņa mājaslapa  
Kristine Sprula (Lielause)
Latvia
Local time: 18:23
Native speaker of: Native in LatvianLatvian
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