Quarantine

Over 1,100 in quarantine after six cases of Nipah virus reported in India

India's health minister said that the outbreak appears to be under control as no secondary wave of infection has occurred.

 Staff members install a sign reading "Nipah isolation ward, entry strictly prohibited" at a hospital where a ward is being prepared for suspected Nipah virus patients in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India, September 12, 2023.
Cruise ship Diamond Princess is seen anchored off the Yokohama Port, after ten people on the cruise liner have tested positive for coronavirus in Yokohama

Quarantine on the Diamond Princess affected staff more than passengers, study

People walk on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem last week, some wearing masks, others not.

COVID-19 isolation and compulsory masks should be canceled - Ichilov CEO

 Magen David worker take a COVID-19 rapid antigen test from Israelis, at a Magen David Adom testing center in Jerusalem, on September 26, 2021.

CDC no longer recommends students quarantine for COVID-19 exposures in US


Israel’s ‘Green Classroom’ COVID outline to start on Sunday

Students in green cities will no longer have to go into quarantine if one of their classmates catches COVID.

 Young Israeli students arrive for their first day of school after the holidays, at Gabrieli school, in Tel Aviv.  September 30, 2021.

Students who isolate are angry, violent and addicted to screens - survey

Children who are put into quarantine experience more outbursts of anger, expressions of violence, prolonged use of screens and reversal of sleep hours, according to a new survey.

 Children wearing face masks attend a class as students return to school after the summer break, less than a month into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster drive, at Arazim Elementary School in Tel Aviv, Israel September 1, 2021

We need a better COVID strategy for children - analysis

Young people can’t shoulder the burden of COVID-19 by themselves forever.

 51. We have a great educational  system. Pictured: Arriving on the  first day of school, Sept. 1.

Getting divorced in Israel in the COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus didn’t just wreak havoc on relationships, it created new issues for couples already divorced and sharing custody. 

 Wedding bands (illustrative).

COVID: Only people jabbed in Israel are to be exempt from quarantine

Beginning Friday, regulations will ease for Israelis who had third jab, but they won’t apply to people inoculated outside the country.

Passengers in Ben-Gurion Airport amid ongoing coronavirus restrictions, Feb. 2021

International travel bookings spike after quarantine exemption announcement

Demand for flight tickets soared on Sunday after the Health Ministry announced that thrice-vaccinated returning passengers from abroad will not need to quarantine.

TRAVELERS CONVERGE at Ben-Gurion Airport late last month, as the skies begin to open up.

Quarantine tracking bracelet company to sue Israeli gov't for NIS 40 m.

Supercom, a tech company that manufactured devices used to track people in quarantine, sent a letter to the Health Ministry demanding NIS 40 million for "significant damage to [their] reputation."

Two travelers returning from aborad show off their electronic bracelets.

IDF to once again serve in hospital coronavirus wards as cases rise

Troops and a total of around 200 reservists will be deployed to 20 hospitals and seven geriatric hospitals.

The Alon Command Center

Israel's airlines: Replace quarantine with a third COVID-19 test

Israel's coronavirus travel regulations are among the strictest, but many claim there's no scientific justification for lengthy quarantine after flights.

Medical technicians test passengers for COVID-19 at the Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on March 8, 2021.

Everything you need to know about Israel's new coronavirus restrictions

New restrictions will be enforced starting from Sunday, August 8, and will include outdoor mask-wearing, work from home directives, and fines for quarantine violators.

A woman with a COVID-19 mask walks in Jerusalem on Sunday February 14 2021