community spread
noun/kəˌmjuːnəti ˈspred/
/kəˌmjuːnəti ˈspred/
(also community transmission)
[uncountable]- the spread of a disease within a group of people without any obvious source of infection
- As more and more countries experience community spread, containment at borders becomes harder.
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