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


Israelis in quarantine to get equal support from both state and employer

Workers will only lose one day of pay

A yeshiva in the Old City of Jerusalem studies overlooking the Western Wall, students in quarantine

COVID-19 isolation period to be shortened to 12 days starting Thursday

According to Health Ministry officials, in about two months, the isolation period is expected to be shortened to 10 days, similar to the current model used by some countries in Europe.

Sheba Medical Center team at the Coronavirus isolation ward of Sheba Medical Center unit, in Ramat Gan, June 30, 2020.

Katz' fight over who is to pick up bill for coronavirus quarantine days

Finance Minister Israel Katz and Likud MK Haim Katz lock horns over whom should pay Israelis for days spent at home: the state, employers, or the workers?

Health Ministry inspectors speak with a woman who is in self quarantine as a precaution against coronavirus spread in Hadera, Israel March 16, 2020

Lessons from quarantining with my Holocaust survivor grandmother

She didn’t succumb to gloom; She had the constitution of a survivor.

An ICEJ volunteer nurse caring for a Holocaust survivor in Haifa amid the Coronavirus crisis.

IDF soldiers now given option to home quarantine

Following a report by 'The Jerusalem Post,' troops are given three options to safely quarantine where there will be no cross-contamination with healthy troops.

IDF technicians carry out coroanvirus testing, Israel, July 15, 2020

Over 100 soldiers test positive for coronavirus on IDF training base

In light of the incident, 60 surprise inspections are expected on bases across the country.

IDF Cheif of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi speaks with troops in the new “Ghost” multi-dimensional combat unit

Nearly half of all Israelis lie during epidemiological inquiries - report

Approximately 45% of all Israeli who tested positive for coronavirus reported during their epidemiological inquiries that they had no contact whatsoever with other people.

Jerusalemites wearing face masks for fear of coronavirus  walk on Jaffa road in the City Center of Jerusalem on July 12, 2020. Israel has seen a spike of new COVID-19 cases,  cabinet ministers imposed new restrictions on public gatherings in a bid to stem the rising infection rate of the coronavirus

Health Ministry might penalize Netanyahu aides who violated quarantine

Social media adviser Topaz Luk and foreign affairs adviser Reuven Azar, senior aides to the prime minister, broke quarantine rules over the weekend.

Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, as Sara Netanyahu and Jared Kushner look on. September 15, 2020

Coronavirus patients in Sderot will receive 'quarantine kits' for free

During the pilot, the municipality will monitor the households to examine the kit's efficiency in preventing new infections among family members.

Production line at Sion Medical Ltd. for producing protective medical gear. From left to right: Sion Medical CEO Daniel Lev, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein and Sderot mayor Alon Davidi.

Coronavirus patient boards flight, violating quarantine regulations

It is unclear why the couple ignored the regulations.

El Al Israel Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2020.