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


Coronavirus: 5,000 electronic bracelets to enforce quarantine ready next week

Only Shabbat-friendly solutions will be accepted, Deputy Health Minister Yoav Kisch said.

‘A bracelet of freedom’ says CEO in charge of COVID electronic monitoring

Around 80% of arrivals from Ben-Gurion Airport violate isolation - N12

This situation, according to the report, is responsible for at least 1,838 people entering the country while positive for COVID-19.

ISRAELI PASSENGERS arrive home after an emergency flight to Ben-Gurion Airport on February 3.

How did Omer Adam enter Israel without Exceptions Committee approval?

Instead of following airport instructions, Adam had a mobile testing service come to the airport, so that he could have a test administered to prove that he didn't need to enter quarantine.

Israeli singer Omer Adam performs live at the annual Kleizmer Festival in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, on August 14, 2019.

Coronavirus: Electronic bracelet quarantine pilot ends successfully

The Health Ministry has expressed immediate demand to help ease restrictions.

‘A bracelet of freedom’ says CEO in charge of COVID electronic monitoring

Can Israel fight the 'secret pandemic' of sexual violence amid COVID-19?

JPost One-on-One weekly 'Zoomcast': Tamar Beeri with Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel executive director Orit Sulitzeanu - Episode 5

Israelis protest sexual violence in the country. Photo taken in 2020

Will 'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic receive a presidential pardon?

Rumors swirled earlier in the day of a possible presidential pardon for the former zookeeper currently serving a 22-year federal prison sentence for attempting to murder Carole Baskin.

Mugshot of Joe Exotic from Santa Rose County Jail, 2018.

Jonathan Pollard out of quarantine, strolling Jerusalem – In Pictures

Pollard landed in Israel on December 30 and immediately entered quarantine per government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions.

Jonathan Pollard and his wife, Esther, in Jerusalem after leaving coronavirus quarantine, January 17, 2021

Man with Health Ministry ties sends ex to quarantine 4 times

The man was investigated for forgery by a public employee, breach of privacy, breach of trust and false imprisonment.

People who arrived on a flight from England arrive to the Dan Panorama Hotel used as a quarantine facility, on December 20, 2020.

COVID-19: Spending a month quarantined in one of Israel's party hostels

Losing touch with reality — or painfully coming to grips with it — together fostered a community whose gossip and rivalries created meaning out of stupidity, as reality shows often do.

A view from the roof of the party hostel.

Coronavirus isolation: All your questions answered

The Jerusalem Post, based on Health Ministry documentation, provides you with a guide to isolation – the who, what, when, where and how.

Magen David Adom medical workers perform COVID-19 tests to Arab residents at a drive-through site to collect samples for coronavirus testing in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, August 17, 2020