self-quarantine
noun
- social distancing measure
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌsɛlfˈkwɒɹəntiːn/
noun
Etymology: From self- + quarantine.
- Isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals, especially in order to reduce the transmission of a contagious disease.
“We apply this model to a large urban area (9 million people) and evaluate the effect of situational awareness (early detection and response) and several response measures, such as mass vaccination, quarantine, closure, mass-transit shutdown, and voluntary self-quarantine on the spread of the epidemic and on the total number of casualties.”
“Eleven city firefighters have tested positive, and more than 50 are in self-quarantine.”
verb
Etymology: From self- + quarantine.
- To refrain from physical contact with other individuals, especially in order to reduce the transmission of a contagious disease.
“He said that he became sick with relatively mild symptoms about a week ago and self-quarantined at his home.”