quarantine
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WHO officials say those individuals can be monitored at a quarantine facility or at home.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
They added that individuals who are cleared to go home are still welcome to stay in the quarantine unit if they so choose.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
He added that the WHO's view was that to keep people on board the ship during the quarantine period "would have been inhumane, and unnecessary".
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Most have followed the WHO's guidelines, which include a 42-day quarantine and constant monitoring of high-risk contacts because the incubation period can take six weeks.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
"By the way, she says the doctors want you back ASAP. You're supposed to be in quarantine."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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