self-isolate
Americanverb (used without object)
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A UK health official has said that British passengers who were on MV Hondius will likely be asked to self-isolate for 45 days on returning to the country.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Two people who returned to the UK from the ship have been advised to self-isolate, the UK Health Security Agency said, adding they were asymptomatic and insisting the risk to the public was "very low".
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
To be safe, he and his cameraman decided to self-isolate, he told AFP.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
If the UK had spent more money helping people to self-isolate during the pandemic then fewer people would have been infected or died, the former head of NHS Test and Trace has said.
From BBC • May 28, 2025
In her evidence, Baroness Harding said the UK spent proportionally "much less than other developed countries enabling disadvantaged people to self-isolate".
From BBC • May 28, 2025
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