Massive Deadly Snail Puts Areas in Florida Under Quarantine; How Dangerous Is the Giant African Land Snail?

Medicine & Technology Jun 22, 2023

Infestations of giant African land snails has led a County in Florida to go under quarantine. Read to learn more.

NASA Veteran Designs Mobile Quarantine Suit for Next Pandemic

Jun 06, 2023

A NASA veteran designs the MQ suit as a protective fear for the next pandemic. Continue reading to know more.

First Imported Monkeypox Case in China Recorded from Chongqing Municipality: Report

Sep 16, 2022

Mainland China reported its first case of the monkeypox virus from a patient overseas residing in the municipality of Chongqing. Read on the know the full story.

CDC Updates New COVID Guidelines for Public Health; Quarantine and Social Distancing No Longer Required

Aug 11, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) drops quarantine and social distancing in their new COVID-19 guidelines after two and a half years of the pandemic. Read the article to know more details.

Singapore Confirms First Imported Monkeypox Case Since 2019; 13 Close Contacts Placed in Quarantine

Jun 21, 2022

Singapore's Ministry of Health announced that a British flight attendant who was in and out of the country tested positive for monkeypox. Check out the article to know the full story.

COVID-19 Exposure During Holiday Season: What You Should Do If You Get Exposed, Test Positive for the Virus

Dec 31, 2021

To help those in a quest for the right thing to do and places to go after receiving a COVID-19 positive result, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has set guidelines for those who tested positive or suspected that they were exposed to an infected person.

Apollo 11 Astronauts Spent Weeks in Quarantine: How Did They Do It?

Jun 09, 2021

NASA isolated the Apollo 11 astronauts for 3 weeks over a century ago. In this pandemic time, what lessons have the astronauts tell us about their quarantine?

Fight Against COVID-19: UofM Aims to Slow Down the Spread of UK Variant in Athletics Department

Mar 12, 2021

The UofM collaborates with the WEL and Memphis and Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force to help slow the spread of the UK COVID-19 variant in UofM Athletics.

Here's Why Apollo 11 Astronauts Got Quarantined for 21 Days After Returning To Earth

Mar 07, 2021

Astronauts Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Edwin Aldrin were medically quarantined for three weeks following their return to Earth in 1969.

End of Quarantine Initiative Against Tree-Killing Parasitic Wasps Draws Mixed Stances

Jan 08, 2021

The US Department of Agriculture, later this month, will officially admit defeat along one front of its fight against a distressing invasive insect, particularly a tree-killing beetle.

What To Do When Exposed To COVID-19

Oct 12, 2020

Do you know what to do when you get exposed to COVID-19? No, it is not getting tested. Here is what you should do first when you get exposed to COVID-19.

Why You Should Call in Sick More Often Than You Think – Even if You're Working From Home

Sep 29, 2020

Working from home allows employees to balance caring responsibilities and other non-work commitments with work demands, as well as reducing commute times and decreasing job-related stress. The benefits to organisations include increased productivity, and a greater flexibility from staff to meet employer needs such as conference calls outside core office hours.

Flat Earther Couple Tries to Sail to the Edge of the World, Rescued by Maritime Doctor

Sep 11, 2020

An Italian flat earther couple who sailed to the edge of the world during lockdown was rescued by a migrant rescue vessel and now forced to quarantine.

In United States 21 Days Signals Waning Ebola Infection

Oct 20, 2014

Today marks 21 days of quarantine since the Ebola infection spread into the US by an infected Dallas patient, who recently fled Liberia. And as none of the individuals quarantined for their close contact with the infected have developed the often fatal hemorrhagic fever, health officials are hopeful that their clean bill of health is a sign that the Ebola virus will not find a foothold here in the United States.