Quarantine

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

India's health minister said that the outbreak appears to be under control as no secondary wave of infection has occurred.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.
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

The Diamond Princess cruise was put into quarantine early in the pandemic which affected the staff more than the passengers, according to Japanese research.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
People walk on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem last week, some wearing masks, others not.

COVID-19 isolation and compulsory masks should be canceled - Ichilov CEO

Isolation is still compulsory for people who test positive for COVID-19, and masks have to be worn in medical and welfare institutions.

|ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Magen David worker take a COVID-19 rapid antigen test from Israelis, at a Magen David Adom testing center in Jerusalem, on September 26, 2021.

CDC no longer recommends students quarantine for COVID-19 exposures in US

The US CDC no longer recommends quarantine for students exposed to COVID-19.

|ByREUTERS

GoBidud: A kindness revolution helping those in quarantine

Services offered include running errands, taking out people’s garbage, doing their shopping, delivering care packages to children.

JULY 15, 2020ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
MEIR ROTH: Opportunity to share and care

IDF's top doctor: Number of soldiers with coronavirus per day tripled

Brig.-Gen. Tarif Bader says most quarantined troops continue to carry out operational duty, albeit removed from healthy troops

JULY 9, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF's chief medical officer Brig.-Gen. Tarif Bader.

Rivlin slams gov’t: Did not develop theory to fight coronavirus

Cabinet to declare red zones in nine cities • Gantz enters quarantine

JULY 8, 2020ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
President Reuven Rivlin attends the Knesset session in which the new government was presented

Jordan begins enforcing quarantine with electronic bracelets

Anyone arriving in Jordan must enter one of the quarantine hotels in the country for 14 days and then self-isolate for another 14 days at home.

JULY 5, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man wears a protective face mask as he walks along the main market in downtown after the government eased the restrictions on movement aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Amman, Jordan

Coronavirus: Israel on the precipice of a disaster

Because Israel does not randomly screen people, the country cannot easily and quickly enough identify and separate the infected people who are asymptomatic, so they continue to spread the disease.

JULY 1, 2020ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
‘THE SHOCK, trauma and carnage wrought by coronavirus should be cause for introspection and reflection in Israel about many things, foremost, our often tortuous relations with the Palestinians and the PA.’

‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ gives us a heartwarming take on mental illness

Rachel Bloom’s realistic portrayal of someone with mental health issues is a comfort for those struggling in this moment.

JUNE 27, 2020ByPENINA BEEDE/JTA
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Gal Gadot violated quarantine after flying to Israel - report

Gadot's violation of quarantine drew attention, especially because of the strong stance she had taken against violating quarantine in previous occasions.

JUNE 25, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Gal Gadot stars as the fierce Amazon warrior princess out to save the world in ‘Wonder Woman'

American tourist instructed to leave Israel after violating quarantine

Landing in Israel on Friday morning, it appears that Korff violated the predetermined quarantine conditions by meeting his girlfriend, Israeli fashion model and actress Yael Shelbia.

JUNE 15, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
An Israeli flag is seen on the first of Israel's El Al Airlines order of 16 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, as it lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv

Science Minister Izhar Shay quarantined after aide gets COVID-19

Shay had just finished speaking at a memorial ceremony for murdered soldier Amit Ben Yigal when he got the results.

JUNE 10, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN
New Knesset member Izhar Shay poses for a picture at the Knesset, on April 29, 2019

Joint List MK headed to quarantine after driver diagnosed with COVID-19

This news comes after an employee in the Prime Minister's Office tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.

JUNE 2, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN
An illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), depicts the 2019 Novel Coronavirus