Quarantine
/ˈkwɔːrənˌtiːn/
A period of isolation to stop disease spread.
Examples
- The hotel offered special services for guests under quarantine.
- She felt anxious during the quarantine period.
- The crew was quarantined for two weeks before returning home.
- Authorities are quarantining travelers from high‑risk areas.
- Quarantine was declared for the entire city after the first cases appeared.
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