Quarantine

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

Two people were killed in protests last week in Nanyuki, and the US continues its activities defying Kenyan court orders.

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.
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

An ambulance boat carriying crew members wearing hazmat suits, returns to the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 5, 2026 after a visit to the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the harbour.

Regional leader of Spain's Canary Islands rejects hantavirus-hit cruise docking there


MK David Bitan violates COVID-19 guidelines, 30 people in quarantine

"I thought I had the flu and nothing more," said MK Bitan.

David Bitan in Knesset on February 5, 2018.

Impact of coronavirus on elections: Still no absentee balloting

“Any dramatic change would have to pass in the current Knesset, and that is not going to happen.”

An individual practices voting in a Magen David Adom "coronavirus polling station"

The loneliness of quarantine – even for those surrounded by family

Quarantine means isolation. This is something we must all take very seriously.

A MAN pets his cat as he sits by the window of his Jerusalem apartment during a nationwide quarantine in March.

How will Israel shorten quarantine, revive tourism?

Quarantine may be shortened under specific conditions

People demonstrate operating of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) checking system, in Lod

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