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News Articles: quarantine

Travelers wearing face masks with their luggage head to the immigration counter at the departure hall at Lok Ma Chau station following the reopening of crossing border with mainland China, in Hong Kong, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023.

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  • Asia

China has reopened its borders to tourists after three years of COVID-19 closure

The ability of residents Hong Kong to cross into mainland is one of the most visible signs of China's easing of border restrictions, with travelers arriving no longer required to undergo quarantines.

January 08, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Inbound travelers wait for hours to board buses to leave for quarantine hotels and facilities from Guangzhou Baiyun Airport in southern China's Guangdong province on Dec. 25 2022.

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  • Asia

Companies welcome end to China quarantines for visitors

Companies welcomed China's decision to end quarantines for travelers from abroad as an important step to revive slumping business activity.

December 27, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Workers wear protective gear in a Beijing neighborhood placed under lockdown in November. China had raised hopes by slightly relaxing its zero-COVID policy, but cities have been contending with a surge in cases.

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  • Health

Surge in outbreaks tests China's easing of zero-COVID policy

Cities are once again locking down thousands of neighborhoods and sending people into quarantine, even as local Chinese authorities are tasked with easing COVID restrictions.

November 23, 2022
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By:
  • Emily Feng and
  • Aowen Cao
The science isn't entirely settled on whether a rapid antigen test indicates whether a person is still contagious.

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  • Health

Still testing positive after day 10? How to decide when to end your COVID isolation

Nobody wants to infect their friends and friendly, but do you really have to keep isolating at day 12, 13 or beyond? Unfortunately — and perhaps unsurprisingly — the science is not entirely settled.

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Will Stone
Journalists and politicians mingled at an afterparty following the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 30. Based on COVID cases among attendees at the main event, SARS-CoV-2 was mingling as well.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Should I go to that party? What do I do if guests got COVID?

Whether it's a wedding, graduation or meeting, indoor events can spread the virus. Here's a complete guide: what to ponder before going, how to cut risks while there, what to do if cases crop up.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Fran Kritz
Neighborhoods are separated by barriers as part of lockdown measures in Shanghai to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant.

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  • Global Health

Voices from Shanghai: The trials of living through a massive COVID lockdown

China's lockdown and quarantine policy is testing the limits of the city of 26 million. Parents were separated from kids. And there's not enough staff for the elderly residents of care centers.

April 07, 2022
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By:
  • Emily Feng
Kevin Tranbarger poses with his two children outside the Hong Kong International Airport in July, before they left for the United States. A few weeks later, Tranbarger decided to permanently move away from Hong after living there for nearly three decades.

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  • Business

He loved Hong Kong. Its COVID crackdown made him leave without even saying goodbye

Hong Kong has imposed severe restrictions to fight COVID-19. For many expatriates, this is the last straw after years of seeing its autonomy erode as China tightens its grip on the territory.

February 21, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura and
  • John Ruwitch
COVID-19 rapid tests are distributed in Brooklyn in late December. Self-tests are in short supply in many parts of the country.

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  • Health

COVID testing FAQ: When to test, what kind of test to use and what your results mean

We answer key questions about COVID tests: What types are there? Should you self-test right after exposure to someone with COVID? And what should you do if you test positive?

January 06, 2022
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By:
  • Melody Schreiber
A 8-year-old looks out her bedroom window during self-quarantine with her family due to COVID-19.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Remind me, what's the difference between isolation and quarantine?

The Centers for Disease Control changed its guidelines for isolation and quarantine during this pandemic. Not everyone is sure how to define those terms. Also, not everyone is 100% behind the changes.

December 30, 2021
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By:
  • Fran Kritz
People form a large crowd as they attempt to receive COVID-19 testing kits from city workers distributing the kits along Flatbush Avenue on December 24, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The city is handing out thousands of the kits, which include two tests per box, in order to lesson the surge of people in long lines at testing sites.

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  • Health

New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts

Cutting the isolation for positive cases to five days could lead to more infections if people don't take masking seriously. A testing requirement would have made the policy safer, experts say.

December 29, 2021
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By:
  • Pien Huang
A community worker delivers daily necessities to a household during quarantine conditions in the southwestern Chinese city of Ruili. Residents have taken to social media to complain about what they describe as harsh lockdown measures brought on by China's zero COVID policy.

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  • Global Health

One Chinese town has started a fiery online debate about China's zero-COVID policy

Citizens in Ruili are complaining about lengthy lockdowns and terrible conditions in quarantine centers. Others in China don't want to hear about it.

November 07, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Feng

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQs: A Vaccinated Person's Guide To COVID Exposure And Elevator Etiquette

Should you quarantine? Get tested? Mask up? Insist on masks for others? There are many tricky situations to navigate in our delta variant, semi-vaccinated world. Here's advice from experts.

September 10, 2021
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By:
  • Marc Silver
A community worker delivered daily necessities to a household in Ruili City in China's Yunnan Province during a July lockdown triggered by COVID cases. Ruili closed off its city proper and asked all residents to quarantine at home. Classes were suspended. Most establishments were closed with the exception of markets, hospitals and pharmacies. Restaurants could only offer takeout food.

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  • Global Health

China Is Imposing Strict Lockdowns To Contain New COVID Outbreaks. But There's A Cost

The severe restrictions on travel and movement are having a serious impact on citizens, international workers, students and more as China grapples with the pandemic.

September 02, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Feng
Adult Spotted Lanternflies outside the Berks County Services Building in Reading, PA Monday afternoon. The Spoted Lanternfly is an invasive species from Asia.

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  • Environment

Agriculture Officials Really Want Those Spotted Lanternflies Gone, Gone, Gone

Pennsylvania officials are giving the following advice to those who encounter the pesky invasive insects: "Kill it! Squash it, smash it ... just get rid of it."

August 24, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Mike Burke, Palm Beach County superintendent of schools, chats with students as they eat breakfast on Tuesday. The school district has asked 440 students to quarantine just days into the school year.

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  • Education

2 Days Into The School Year, A Florida District Asked 440 Students To Quarantine

Palm Beach County has reported 51 student and faculty COVID-19 infections but the total number asked to quarantine includes their contacts.

August 12, 2021
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By:
  • Josie Fischels
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