under quarantine
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One man who came into contact with the man who died in Kenya is under quarantine in Somalia and samples have been sent to Kenya for testing.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
As many as 200 people with whom she may have had contact were placed under quarantine over the incident, People of Baikal said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Due to the potential severity here, approximately 200 people have also been placed under medical observation in Irkutsk, a region in eastern Siberia, and some hospitals have been placed under quarantine.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
The mayor of the town of Shelekhov, home to around 40,000 people and where the patient was hospitalized, said the local hospital had been placed under quarantine and was no longer accepting patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
“New York City is under quarantine because of the flu,” the cop said.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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