quarantine
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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
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
The ship’s crew and medical staff will undergo quarantine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
They will speak to each patient about their exposure to the virus to determine their risk, and “then there’ll be some conversations about the most appropriate duration of quarantine for these individuals,” she said.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
This natural control, plus quarantine measures and local spraying, achieved what the Department in 1955 described as “outstanding restriction of distribution and damage.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing quarantine
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John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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