Easily, the most common, Q word, these days. It just generally means isolation, though of course there is a technical difference.
Isolation is when you are infected and you stay away from others.
Quarantine is when you might not be actually sick or infected, but you have a doubt that you might be. So in order to avoid the risk of infecting others in case you are infected, you stay away from others.
Quarantine is a phenomenon that Covid brought into our lives. In 2020, in August-September, I was in quarantine thrice. Not because I had Covid, but people I came in contact with had Covid.
Now we are living in an era, when even if someone sneezes or coughs, even if intermittently, others would move away! Most employers discourage their employees from coming to office even if they have cold / cough.
Though Covid Era might not have ended, the Quarantine Era seems to have ended.
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Our wavelengths matched today..i too write about quarantine but wrote my experience! I wish quarantining ended once for all...
ReplyDeleteDropping by from a to z "The Pensive"
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteA sanitary measure that most governments have Quit - but one wonders as to the advisibility of that move. Then again, we all have the right to self-isolate if we still have doubt (or concern...) YAM xx
Q=Query
Hi Pradeep - we're effectively out of it here ... but some are still being cautious, and some must be - which must be awful for them. I consider myself lucky ... I've been fine, but have only been reasonably sensible and have complied with the rules re masks etc - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteAs Oscar Wilde said it is very healthy to spend time alone.
ReplyDeleteAlas, not everyone who should quarantine actually does.
ReplyDeleteStrange times...
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