1. to inform the audience how governments around the world are dealing with Covid-19/the coronavirus
2. A
3. It responded too slowly / It was slow to respond.
4. establish an aggressive testing regime; trace patient movements and contacts; enforce strict quarantine measures
5. He suggested “herd immunity” as a way of controlling Covid-19, and this is unrealistic because it could result in more than 250,000 deaths/60 per cent of the UK population to be infected with the virus, and overwhelm intensive care units.
6. Taiwan; Tehran
7. D
8. (i) no corrections
(ii) Initial responses to stop people from entering and leaving affected areas were effective inadequate/ineffective.
(iii) The entire country subsequently went into lockdown, and social mingling distancing rules were enforced.
(iv) Factories that produce basic non-essential goods were also shut down to curb the spread of the virus.
9. (i) measures
(ii) scrambling
(iii) crisis
10. B