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Isolation or quarantine: what's the difference?

Published March 19, 2020
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"Quarantine is done when coronavirus is suspected. The person may not have the disease but there is suspicion that he may be a carrier because he has recently travelled, has been in touch with a traveller, or has been in close contact with a coronavirus positive person. A person is in isolation when his tests results are confirmed positive."

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