Noun The infected people were put into quarantine. The cows will be kept in quarantine for another week. The dog was put under quarantine. Verb The hospital quarantined the infected patients. The dog was immediately quarantined.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

More than 500 students were in quarantine as of Tuesday morning. CBS News, "Illinois university quarantines entire student body due to coronavirus outbreak," 9 Sep. 2020

Their teachers who are also in quarantine will provide virtual instruction for their students. Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A third grade student in Waukesha has tested positive for COVID-19; students are quarantining until Sept. 15," 9 Sep. 2020

While in quarantine, Saba created a series of portraits with her friends via FaceTime. Ella Riley-adams, Vogue, "15 Photography Students Capture the Season’s Standout Bags," 9 Sep. 2020

In one county in Georgia, numerous public high schools shut down and more than 1,100 people were placed in quarantine after dozens of students and staff tested positive for COVID-19, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Alex Putterman, courant.com, "Is Connecticut ready for a second wave of COVID-19 this fall? Here’s what you need to know about the coming cold weather and the coronavirus pandemic," 8 Sep. 2020

Tennessee canceled a scrimmage because 44 of its players had either tested positive or were in quarantine. Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Mostly empty stands. Social distancing on the sidelines. Electronic whistles for the refs. College football has never looked so strange.," 8 Sep. 2020

The school isn’t sending home students who are currently in quarantine. Melissa Korn, WSJ, "Colleges Send Students Home as Outbreaks Worsen. Are They Creating a New Coronavirus Threat?," 7 Sep. 2020

About half of the 287 in quarantine have been released. Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, "4 students — so far — test positive for the coronavirus at Utah State University dorms," 3 Sep. 2020

An unspecified number of those in quarantine have come up negative on a follow-up COVID-19 test, Llovet said. Michelle Hunter | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, "What the coronavirus spread looks like in New Orleans area jails: Lockdowns extended, case spikes, more," 3 Sep. 2020

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Depending on accommodations, students can quarantine in place. Emily Bamforth, cleveland, "How Ohio colleges plan to isolate students with coronavirus as school year begins," 8 Sep. 2020

Box said when a student has been exposed someone with the virus, all household members should quarantine. Elizabeth Depompei, The Indianapolis Star, "Coronavirus in Indiana: What we learned from the governor's weekly news conference," 2 Sep. 2020

After testing positive for COVID-19, players must quarantine 10 days with a seven-day re-acclimation period. Giana Han, al, "Auburn football figuring out ‘COVID etiquette’ as it adjusts to students’ return," 31 Aug. 2020

Hecht noticed that social distancing was affecting the seniors in her life the most, including her grandmother since many had to quarantine and isolate themselves from friends and relatives in order to stay safe. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, "These Two Friends Have Donated Over 350 Plants to Isolated Seniors During the Pandemic," 28 Aug. 2020

The tracers can also help people who must isolate or quarantine by connecting them with resources, such as food or medicine delivery. Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, "4 things a real contract tracer would never say, do: Scam alert," 24 Aug. 2020

At most Minnesota colleges, students living on campus who test positive will quarantine in dorms set aside for isolation. Ryan Faircloth, Star Tribune, "Mass testing, daily health checks: Minnesota colleges differ in approaches to monitoring COVID-19," 22 Aug. 2020

Students who test positive are instructed to quarantine in their dorm rooms or stay in a separate isolation room on campus. Nuria Martinez-keel, USA TODAY, "23 Oklahoma State sorority members test positive for COVID-19; house under quarantine," 17 Aug. 2020

Immediate family members of Canadians are also allowed entry into Canada, but must quarantine or self isolate for 14 days. Rob Gillies, The Denver Post, "Canada, US poised to extend border restrictions to Aug. 21," 14 July 2020

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