Quarantine Bridge

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Mar 19, 2020 Dig deeper

Black Plague, Spanish Flu, Smallpox: All Hold Lessons for Coronavirus

Truthdig Editors Mar 16, 2020 What the history of pandemics teach us about the current outbreak. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Should I Quarantine Because of Coronavirus? It Depends on Who You Ask.

By Maya Miller, Caroline Chen and Joshua Kaplan Mar 12, 2020 Agencies, local authorities and national governments do not agree on who should be quarantined or what that should actually look like. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Italy Quarantines More Than a Quarter of Country to Slow Virus Spread

FRANCES D'EMILIO and ANGELA CHARLTON / The Associated Press Mar 8, 2020 The drastic step to lock down about 16 million people for nearly a month comes amid mounting restrictions on events around the globe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Passengers Leave Ship Docked Off Japan After Quarantine Ends

MARI YAMAGUCHI and FOSTER KLUG / The Associated Press Feb 19, 2020 The two-week action failed to stop the spread of the new virus, with the Diamond Princess the site of the most infections outside of China. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

300 Cruise Passengers Are Quarantined at U.S. Military Bases

The Associated Press Feb 17, 2020 The Americans, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, are detained in California and Texas following charter flights from Japan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New Virus Cases Fall; WHO Says China Bought the World Time

YANAN WANG / The Associated Press Feb 15, 2020 U.N. agency urges countries to step up preparedness. The U.S. will fly home American passengers quarantined aboard a cruise ship in Japan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Christie’s Quarantine

Clay Bennett / Truthdig Oct 30, 2014 Dig deeper

Quarantine Borders

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Oct 28, 2014 Dig deeper

Harsh Methods Help China Keep Swine Flu at Bay

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2009 China's authoritarianism has apparently helped the country keep a lid on the global H1N1 pandemic. Similarly populated India has experienced nearly 17 times as many deaths from the disease. The United States, with less than a quarter of China's population, has recorded about 133 times as many deaths. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New Orleans Mayor Quarantined

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2009 For many, swine flu is proving to be more of an inconvenience than a pandemic. One of them is Ray Nagin, who has been quarantined by the Chinese government after traveling on a plane with someone experiencing swine flu symptoms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )