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WHO Asks About Lab Worker

healthOctober 12, 2026·100 words·1 min read

This is a A1 (beginner) English article about who asks about lab worker. Read the article below, then check the key words and test your understanding with 4 exercises. You can also listen to the audio and tap any word to see its meaning.

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WHO Asks About Lab Worker
A young woman died in Russia. She worked in a lab. The lab studies plague, a very bad illness. Some news stories say she had plague. Russia says this is not true. The WHO is a world health group. It does not know why she died.
Countries must tell the WHO about big health problems fast. But the WHO heard about her death in the news. About 200 people stayed away from others.
Russia did many tests. Russia says it found nothing dangerous. The United States checks some travellers at an airport. America's health group says Americans are very safe.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a room or building for science work
v.
a very bad illness that spreads fast
n.
a sickness in the body
n.
a check to find out facts
n.
a person who goes on a trip
v.
to not go near other people
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

labn.

a room or building for science work

phòng thí nghiệmlaboratório研究所laboratuvarlaboratoriolaboratoriumمختبرlaboratoriumлаборатория实验室연구소
plaguev.

a very bad illness that spreads fast

bệnh dịch hạchpesteペストvebapestedżumaالطاعونpestчума鼠疫페스트
illnessn.

a sickness in the body

bệnhdoença病気hastalıkenfermedadchorobaمرضziekteболезнь疾病질병
testn.

a check to find out facts

xét nghiệmteste検査testpruebabadanieفحصtestанализ; тест检测검사
travellern.

a person who goes on a trip

hành kháchviajante旅行者yolcuviajeropodróżnyمسافرreizigerпутешественник旅客여행자
stay awayv.

to not go near other people

tránh xamanter distância距離を置くuzak durmakmantenerse alejadotrzymać się z dalaيبتعدwegblijvenдержаться подальше远离멀리하다

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

Russia says the woman had plague.

2

The United States checks some people at an airport.

3

About 200 people stayed away from other people.

4

The WHO heard about the woman's death from Russia.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What does the WHO know about the woman's death?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What does Russia say it found?

Question 4: Matching

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