quarantine Definition på svenska

• 0 a specific period of time in which a person or animal that has a disease, or may have one, must stay or be kept away from others in order to prevent the spread of the disease: --

  • The couple created a podcast to showcase their quarantine life while raising funds for people affected by the pandemic.

  • The country has been hit hard, with many people under quarantine and food supplies scarce.

  • I’ve been doing a lot of baking during quarantine.

  • The government announced mandatory quarantines for high-risk travellers returning from countries with Ebola outbreaks.

  • Owners risk having to leave their pets abroad or put them in quarantine if they fail to follow the rules.

  • The doctor said I could go home as long as I agreed to stay in quarantine for at least seven days.

• 1 a period of time in which something such as a product or plant that is infected or poisonous, or that contains substances that could be dangerous, is kept in a place where it cannot harm anyone or anything until it is no longer dangerous or can be dealt with safely: --

  • If a radiation alarm is confirmed for a shipment, Radiation Protection agents will order it to be put into quarantine.

  • Please note that certain pharmaceutical items are subject to quarantine and customs restrictions in some countries.

  • Oregon has imposed an emergency quarantine on oak firewood from California to slow the spread of the fungus.

• 2 a period of time in which people or animals are not allowed to enter or leave a particular area or building where some or all of those in it have been affected by a harmful substance or disease, until the danger of harming others has passed: --

  • Patients taking radioactive iodine must stay in quarantine in hospital for 24 hours to avoid exposing other people to radiation.

  • The office was put into a brief quarantine on Friday after an editor opened a Halloween card with a powdery substance.

  • Two farms north of the city were placed under quarantine due to an anthrax outbreak among livestock.

• 3 to stay away from others for a period of time because you have a disease, or may have one, in order to prevent the spread of the disease: --

  • Two weeks ago, authorities quarantined 1,222 cattle that had eaten feed containing cattle byproducts.

  • The dogs are being quarantined for 10 days because it was not clear whether they are up to date on rabies shots.

  • It's not uncommon to quarantine passengers after a widespread illness appears to be present on board a plane.

  • A friend of mine had symptoms but instead of quarantining himself he decided to carry on as normal.

  • The government is looking into how long those who have been exposed to COVID-19 need to quarantine.

  • All international arrivals, regardless of where they are from, must quarantine upon their arrival.

• 4 to keep something such as a product or plant that is infected or poisonous, or that contains substances that could be dangerous, in a place where it cannot harm anyone or anything until it is no longer dangerous or can be dealt with safely: --

  • The items were quarantined after a reported exposure to asbestos

  • After a single bag of rice tested positive for melamine, the company decided to quarantine the entire shipment.

  • If the traps capture a certain number of flies in a particular area, fruit from that area is quarantined until the end of the season.

• 5 to prevent people or animals from entering or leaving a particular area or building where some or all of those in it have been affected by a harmful substance or disease, until the danger of harming others has passed: --

  • The hotel has been quarantined due to an outbreak of legionnaire’s disease

  • Ranches with confirmed cases of foot-and-mouth disease are quarantined until at least 10 days after all livestock are vaccinated.