South Korea to drop mandatory 7-day quarantine for COVID patients from June
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea on Thursday lowered its crisis level for COVID-19 and will from June no longer require infected people to quarantine for seven days, dropping one…
China customs drops some COVID reporting for international arrivals; quarantine remains
BEIJING (Reuters) – China still requires international passengers to take pre-departure COVID-19 tests and quarantine upon arrival, the customs office said on Friday, a day after dropping some reporting requirements for travellers…
CDC Loosens COVID-19 Testing, Quarantine Guidance For Schools
TRENTON, NJ – There’s good news for students in New Jersey and around the country after the CDC loosened quarantine and testing guidelines in schools for COVID-19. On Monday, New Jersey Governor…
Australia reinstates COVID quarantine pay amid fresh Omicron wave
By Renju Jose SYDNEY – Australia will reinstate support payments for casual workers who have to quarantine due to COVID-19, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday, as a fresh wave of…
‘Refuse quarantine!’: frustrations mount as China replays COVID controls
By David Stanway SHANGHAI – In footage shared on social media last week, a crowd of people in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang bang against the windows of a clothing market…
CDC, NJ Department of Health Change COVID-19 Quarantine Rules Again, Adding more Confusion
TRENTON, NJ – The CDC and New Jersey Department Of Health (DOH) have revised their general guidance on isolation and quarantine: If you tested positive for COVID-19 (regardless of vaccination status), you…
As quarantine times reduced for COVID positive adults, your New Jersey student still has to quarantine up two weeks for close ‘contact’
If you are a COVID-19 positive NFL coach, you can return to work just three days after testing negative for COVID-19. If you are a healthcare worker, you can return to work…
Los Angeles Students Lost Over 90,000 School Days In Compliance With Quarantine Protocol
A California activist group calculated that students in Los Angeles County missed over 90,000 school days in the span of a month, Fox News reported. In about a month a total of…
‘You Have No Choice’: Woman Recounts Harrowing Experience Trapped In Australian COVID Quarantine Camp
Hayley Hodgson, a 26-year-old Australian woman, recounted her two-week confinement in a COVID-19 quarantine camp in an interview with UnHerd published Thursday. “You feel like you’re in prison. You feel like you’ve…
Australian Police Recapture Three Teens Who Escaped COVID Quarantine Compound After Manhunt. They All Tested Negative
Australian police successfully recaptured three teenagers who escaped from a quarantine facility Wednesday after they had tested negative for COVID-19. The teenagers scaled a fence to break out of the Centre for…
Military Police Arrest Couple On Plane After Leaving Dutch Quarantine Hotel
The Dutch military police arrested a married couple after they left the hotel where they were supposed to quarantine and boarded a plane Sunday, the Associated Press reported. Petra Faber, a spokeswoman…
Murphy Says Some Out of State Travelers Required to Self Quarantine…Here are the states
TRENTON, NJ – Today, Governor Phil Murphy, along with “assistant” Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all travelers coming into New Jersey from states with spiking COVID-19 numbers. …
A Hawaii Police Department Just Put Out an APB on Girl for Breaking Quarantine Lockdown
MAUI, HAWAII – The Maui police department has put out an all-points-bulletin and are now searching for a 24-year-old woman loose in the neighborhood, violating the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine laws. According to…
Thinking of Going to Delaware During COVID-19, Here’s What You Should Know About The Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE – Delaware Governor Carney made the announcement after consultation with public health experts at the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) and mayors of Delaware’s beach towns. Delaware’s mandatory…
NJ Barnes & Noble Workers Demand Safer Workplace Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
After five employees tested positive for coronavirus, workers at a Barnes & Noble distribution center in Monroe, New Jersey, are demanding action from the company. Last Tuesday, 15 workers gathered outside the facility…
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