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


COVID-19: Spending a month quarantined in one of Israel's party hostels

Losing touch with reality — or painfully coming to grips with it — together fostered a community whose gossip and rivalries created meaning out of stupidity, as reality shows often do.

A view from the roof of the party hostel.

Coronavirus isolation: All your questions answered

The Jerusalem Post, based on Health Ministry documentation, provides you with a guide to isolation – the who, what, when, where and how.

Magen David Adom medical workers perform COVID-19 tests to Arab residents at a drive-through site to collect samples for coronavirus testing in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, August 17, 2020

Defense Ministry launches home isolation operation

The move comes after a cabinet decision to cancel the hotel-quarantine apparatus.

Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz walks in the Israeli Parliament during a vote on a bill to dissolve the Parliament at the Knesset, December 02, 2020.

Children’s book explains coronavirus quarantine to kids

‘Bubie’s in Bidud’ is based on a grandmother’s own experience trying to explain to the little ones why she cannot visit

‘BUBIE’S IN Bidud’ depicts a grandmother unable to make her weekly visits to see her grandchildren.

Coronavirus closure proving ineffective as cases climb

Effectiveness of the lockdown is a "question mark," according to coronavirus commissioner Prof. Nachman Ash.

Police officers enforcing third lockdown on inter-city roads

Gantz, Ashkenazi violate COVID-19 quarantine regulations - report

The two did not enter quarantine despite knowing that they'd been in contact with Blue and White MK Hila Shai-Vazan, who was confirmed as infected last week.

Alternate Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Benny Gantz at the weekly cabinet meeting, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on June 28, 2020.

Plotting a quarantine hotel rebellion on Whatsapp: One traveler’s story

Chanting “Home (habayta in Hebrew)” and “We’re not slaves, we’re not prisoners,” they were stopped by soldiers from the Home Front Command as they tried to break out.

People who arrived on a flight from England arrive to the Dan Panorama Hotel used as a quarantine facility, on December 20, 2020.

Who will foot the bill for coronavirus quarantines?

Any employer who paid sick pay to an employee for days in quarantine in the six-month period from October 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, may claim reimbursement from the government.

A MAN pets his cat as he sits by the window of his Jerusalem apartment during a nationwide quarantine in March.

Hundreds refuse to go to COVID-19 hotels, remain at Ben-Gurion Airport

Passengers from three different flights returning to Israel from Dubai declined to go into quarantine in state hotels.

PASSENGERS WEARING masks push trolleys yesterday at the departures terminal at Ben-Gurion Airport.

Coronavirus: Government rules upend plans, anger travelers

“People were taken against their will. Their passports were taken, and they were forced onto these buses. They were treated like animals.”

Ilana Shalev, seen with her twins, Kai and Leni, is staying in London to avoid being stuck quarantined in a coronavirus hotel due to restrictions.