mandatory quarantine
Forced confinement period
Mandatory quarantine is legally enforced isolation of people who may have been exposed to a contagious disease.
Unlike voluntary quarantine, it carries legal consequences for noncompliance.
Governments invoke mandatory quarantine during outbreaks to prevent spread: Travelers from affected regions faced mandatory quarantine upon arrival.
The term gained widespread familiarity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- isolationComplete separation from others
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- stay at homeNot venture outside
- confinementState of being restricted
- restrictedLimited in scope
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- disease controlisolation unit, contact tracing, epidemic control, home isolation, self-isolation
- quarantineisolation wards, isolation protocols, self-isolation, containment zones, epidemic control
mandatory quarantinefreedom of movement
Liberty to travel unimpeded
free movement · travel freedom · open borders · right to travel · free passage
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