Quarantine

Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban

Washington's new policy says American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is an Ebola outbreak, must spend three weeks in a third country before entering the US

Protesters hold a banner and chant slogans as they march during a demonstration against a controversial US-built Ebola quarantine centre slated to begin operations at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki on June 9, 2026.
Demonstrators gather near a barricade they created during a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan on the establishment of a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base that was intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, in Laikipia County, Kenya June 1, 2026.

Kenyan police fire tear gas during protest against US Ebola quarantine facility

Demonstrators gather near a barricade they created during a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan on the establishment of a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base that was intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, in Laikipia County, Kenya June 1, 2026.

Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say

 : A general view of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta

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


Will 'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic receive a presidential pardon?

Rumors swirled earlier in the day of a possible presidential pardon for the former zookeeper currently serving a 22-year federal prison sentence for attempting to murder Carole Baskin.

Mugshot of Joe Exotic from Santa Rose County Jail, 2018.

Jonathan Pollard out of quarantine, strolling Jerusalem – In Pictures

Pollard landed in Israel on December 30 and immediately entered quarantine per government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions.

Jonathan Pollard and his wife, Esther, in Jerusalem after leaving coronavirus quarantine, January 17, 2021

Man with Health Ministry ties sends ex to quarantine 4 times

The man was investigated for forgery by a public employee, breach of privacy, breach of trust and false imprisonment.

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

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.