quarantine
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The four astronauts set to carry out the Moon voyage -- Americans Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch along with Canadian colleague Jeremy Hansen -- are in quarantine ahead of their journey.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
But with no money for quarantine or medications, there isn’t much they can do, so they expect the outbreak to get worse.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
U.S. forces chased down an oil tanker fleeing the quarantine around Venezuela all the way to the Indian Ocean, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Monday, a monthlong pursuit that ended in the ship’s capture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
The animal hospital said on social media she would be put into quarantine in a tank for a "few weeks".
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
"By the way, she says the doctors want you back ASAP. You're supposed to be in quarantine."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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