quarantine
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She said her quarantine was set to end on Sunday after 42 days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
She expected some of the nine others in quarantine with her to head home this week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
Santa Clara County’s Public Health Department urged unvaccinated people who may have been exposed to measles to quarantine to help prevent the virus from spreading rapidly through the population.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to break up a protest in the central town of Nanyuki against the construction of an Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
“What could be more dangerous than a fake quarantine and a town-sponsored bootlegging operation?”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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