quarantine
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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
It was only after quarantine, as I was able to dine outside in Manhattan again with real people, when I realized I had lost the plot.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Protests over a fiercely contested Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals in Kenya have killed one man, a rights group said Tuesday, as President William Ruto defended the planned centre.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
More than a dozen Americans exposed to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship earlier this spring might soon be allowed to leave a Nebraska quarantine unit and isolate at home for three more weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
I could also barely make out the open door of the mobile quarantine facility, our next home, and I headed for it.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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