Quarantine

CDC classifies hantavirus outbreak to 'level 3' of emergency activation

A "level 3" designation is standard at this stage and is the lowest CDC emergency activation level, with the agency actively monitoring the virus's progress.

 : A general view of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta
An ambulance boat carriying crew members wearing hazmat suits, returns to the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 5, 2026 after a visit to the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the harbour.

Regional leader of Spain's Canary Islands rejects hantavirus-hit cruise docking there

 Staff members install a sign reading "Nipah isolation ward, entry strictly prohibited" at a hospital where a ward is being prepared for suspected Nipah virus patients in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India, September 12, 2023.

Over 1,100 in quarantine after six cases of Nipah virus reported in India

Cruise ship Diamond Princess is seen anchored off the Yokohama Port, after ten people on the cruise liner have tested positive for coronavirus in Yokohama

Quarantine on the Diamond Princess affected staff more than passengers, study


Israel's airlines: Replace quarantine with a third COVID-19 test

Israel's coronavirus travel regulations are among the strictest, but many claim there's no scientific justification for lengthy quarantine after flights.

Medical technicians test passengers for COVID-19 at the Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on March 8, 2021.

Everything you need to know about Israel's new coronavirus restrictions

New restrictions will be enforced starting from Sunday, August 8, and will include outdoor mask-wearing, work from home directives, and fines for quarantine violators.

A woman with a COVID-19 mask walks in Jerusalem on Sunday February 14 2021

Olympic athletes complain of prison like quarantine conditions

Athletes have criticized the conditions there, with some, such as Dutch skateboarder Candy Jacobs, who was quarantined early in the Games, calling them "inhumane."

View of a doorway at hotel Washington, where journalists wait in quarantine prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, July 3, 2021. Picture taken July 3, 2021.

Australia man ties bedsheets together to escape 4th floor hotel quarantine

A man in Perth, Australia has been arrested after escaping a quarantine hotel by climbing out of his fourth-floor window using a rope made of bedsheets.

A lone man wearing a protective face mask sits at an unusually quiet State Library on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021.

How is post-COVID social group anxiety affecting us?

Studies have shown that about 8% of the population – men and women almost equally –have some type of social phobia or shyness problem that shows up in group situations.

AS WE return to a post-COVID-19 world, some people may be suffering a recurrence of past difficulties.

Dozens impersonate yeshiva students in order to enter Israel

After failing to obtain visas via the Israeli consulate in New York, more than 30 New Yorkers successfully entered Israel through Belgium instead.

Healthcare workers take swab samples from ultra-Orthodox passengers returning from abroad at Ben-Gurion Airport on April 13

Jerusalem Municipality hands out goody bags to new olim in quarantine

The goody bags include food, surprises and special juices from the Etrog Man juice stall in Jerusalem.

Suprise bags handed out to new olim in quarantine in Jerusalem, March 2021

Coronavirus hotel operator may be charged with negligence in rape case

The report stated that the decision to concentrate the youths without separating them based on gender and age was wrong and directly contributed to the 13-year-old victim's lack of safety.

The coronavirus hotel in Jaffa where the alleged rape took place.

This Israeli tech ensures you keep your distance, prevents mass quarantine

Small enough to be attached to clothing, the Canario Pro buzzes to inform wearers that they are within two meters of someone – and tracks them to minimize the need to quarantine.


Australia man contracts COVID-19 after finishing two-week quarantine

The person is likely to have contracted the virus during his two-week quarantine in a Perth hotel, health officials said, adding genomic sequencing was underway to trace the source.

This undated transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus parti