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.

 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

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

 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


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.

Knesset approves plan requiring all returning Israelis to quarantine

Starting at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, returnees will need to quarantine in coronavirus hotels. Until then they may quarantine at home.

Ben-Gurion Airport is empty amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Israel bans visitors from the UK, Denmark, S. Africa due to new strain

"We need to close the whole world immediately," Netanyahu said in a cabinet meeting.

A man wearing a mask walks in the departures terminal after Israel said it will require anyone arriving from overseas to self-quarantine for 14 days as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus, at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2020.