quarantine
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The US government is reportedly looking to arrange transport for the small group of Americans in DR Congo to a safe quarantine location, a source told health news site STAT.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
A cruise ship that sparked global alarm after a deadly outbreak of hantavirus will end its voyage in Rotterdam on Monday, with its remaining skeleton crew facing weeks of quarantine.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
In travel news this week, 18 American passengers from the expedition cruise ship struck by a rare hantavirus outbreak were transported to a specialist quarantine center after one tested positive and another showed symptoms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Another patient in quarantine is making reels about the experience for followers of his Instagram travel account.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
“There’s no point in a quarantine if the entire world is ill.”
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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