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quarantine

[kwawr-uhn-teen, kwor-, kwawr-uhn-teen, kwor-] / ˈkwɔr ənˌtin, ˈkwɒr-, ˌkwɔr ənˈtin, ˌkwɒr- /




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Washington has pledged $13.5 million to Kenya's Ebola preparedness efforts and Kenyan health minister Aden Duale told parliament he "will not stop" the quarantine centre, despite a halt order from the High Court.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

With that one explanation, Platner was able to neatly quarantine all prior bad behavior to a past “angry” time, even as he presented an uplifting redemption story that voters could root for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

It was only after quarantine, as I was able to dine outside in Manhattan again with real people, when I realized I had lost the plot.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Protests over a fiercely contested Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals in Kenya have killed one man, a rights group said Tuesday, as President William Ruto defended the planned centre.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

SAD cases are admitted for free care at the Amnesia Sanctuary on Nomansan Island, a state-of-the-art facility where patients live comfortably, under strict quarantine, while the cure for their disease is sought.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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