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One Case, Total Lockdown: Australia’s Lessons for a Pandemic World

Tue, 2021-02-02 14:53 — mike kraft

SYDNEY, Australia — One case. One young security guard at a quarantine hotel who tested positive for the coronavirus and experienced minor symptoms.

That was all it took for Perth, Australia’s fourth-largest city, to snap into a complete lockdown on Sunday. One case and now two million people are staying home for at least the next five days. One case and now the top state leader, Mark McGowan, who is facing an election next month, is calling on his constituents to sacrifice for each other and the nation.

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How 9 destinations around the world enforce mandatory quarantines; Australian lessons

Tue, 2021-02-02 14:45 — mike kraft

How 9 destinations around the world enforce mandatory quarantines Not all government-imposed quarantines are equal, with varying surveillance levels, costs and lengths of stay. Washington Post

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England lockdown to last until March, Boris Johnson says as hotel quarantine introduced

Wed, 2021-01-27 20:22 — mike kraft

England lockdown extended to March as Johnson introduces hotel quarantine England's lockdown will now remain until March when schools will also reopen. Meanwhile UK PM Boris Johnson announces travellers into Britain from high-risk nations will now have to quarantine inside hotels. ABC News abcnews

England will remain in a national lockdown until at least early March when schools are set to reopen, Boris Johnson has said, and travellers into Britain from high-risk nations will now have to quarantine inside hotels.

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OVERVIEW: Europe and othe COVID-19 developments

Mon, 2021-01-25 11:14 — mike kraft

It's 9 a.m. in New York and 2 p.m. in London. Here are the headlines from Europe Europe continues to battle further waves of the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some of the key lines from the continent today: By <a href="/profiles/nectar-gan">Nectar Gan</a>, Adam Renton, Zahid Mahmood, <a href="/profiles/lauren-moorhouse">Lauren Said-Moorhouse</a> and Ed Upright, CNN CNN

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CDC will decrease coronavirus quarantine time from 14 to 7-10 days

Tue, 2020-12-01 20:20 — mike kraft

CDC will decrease coronavirus quarantine time from 14 to 7-10 days The Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, informed Vice President Mike Pence and White House Coronavirus Task Force members on Tuesday that the CDC will soon issue new guidelines reducing the number of days close contacts should quarantine following exposure to a Covid-19 positive individual, two senior administration officials told CNN. Jeremy Diamond, CNN CNN

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Should Isolation Periods Be Shorter for People With Covid-19?Should Isolation Periods Be Shorter for People With Covid-19?

Mon, 2020-11-30 12:17 — mike kraft

People with Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, are most infectious about two days before symptoms begin and for five days afterward, according to a new analysis of previous research.

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Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe

Wed, 2020-11-11 11:27 — mike kraft

Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe A safe Thanksgiving during a pandemic is possible, but health experts know their advice is as tough to swallow as dry turkey: Stay home. Don’t travel. If you must gather, do it... AP NEWS

A safe Thanksgiving during a pandemic is possible, but health experts know their advice is as tough to swallow as dry turkey: Stay home. Don’t travel. If you must gather, do it outdoors. ..

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COVID-19: U.S. Northeast states discourage travel; California rebuffs theme parks

Wed, 2020-10-21 09:53 — mike kraft

COVID-19: U.S. Northeast states discourage travel; California rebuffs theme parks New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Tuesday urged their residents to not travel between the three states as the U.S. Northeast sees a rise in COVID-19 cases, while California said major theme parks including Disneyland would not be opening anytime soon. Jonathan Allen, Dan Whitcomb U.S.

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As virus flares globally, governments use new strategies to target hot spots

Mon, 2020-10-19 10:13 — mike kraft

As virus flares globally, new strategies target hot spots NEW YORK (AP) — After entire nations were shut down during the first surge of the coronavirus earlier this year, some countries and U.S. states are trying more targeted measures as cases rise... AP NEWS

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WHO Europe chief urges nations to keep up virus quarantines

Fri, 2020-09-18 09:48 — mike kraft

WHO Europe chief urges nations to keep up virus quarantines GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s European director warned national governments Thursday against reducing the quarantine period for people potentially exposed to the coronavirus, even... AP NEWS

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s European director warned national governments Thursday against reducing the quarantine period for people potentially exposed to the coronavirus, even as he acknowledged that COVID-19 “fatigue” was setting in with growing public resistance to the measures needed to control the pandemic.

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