> Quarantine is for the sick, not the healthy
No, quarantine is literally for the “potentially exposed”, not the known sick. Once a person is sick, they are then isolated, not quarantined.
No, quarantine is literally for the “potentially exposed”, not the known sick. Once a person is sick, they are then isolated, not quarantined.
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From the Cambridge English Dictionary:
lockdown noun [ C or U ] mainly US UK /ˈlɒk.daʊn/ US /ˈlɑːk.daʊn/ a situation in which people are not allowed to enter or leave a building or area freely because of an emergency.
From the Oxford dictionary:
quarantine noun /ˈkwɔrənˌtin/ , /ˈkwɑrənˌtin/ [uncountable] a period of time when an animal or a person that has or may have a disease is kept away from others in order to prevent the disease from spreading
From the American CDC:
"Isolation" separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick.
"Quarantine" separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick.