quarantine facility

collocation in English

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quarantine
noun
uk
/ˈkwɒr.ən.tiːn/us
/ˈkwɔːr.ən.tiːn/
a specific period of time in which a person or animal that has a disease, or may have one, must stay or be kept away from others in order to prevent the spread of ...
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facility
noun
uk
/fəˈsɪl.ə.ti/us
/fəˈsɪl.ə.t̬i/
a place, especially including buildings, where a particular ...
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(Definition ofquarantineandfacilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Those that tested negative were allowed to remain on the island and those with the disease were transported to a temporaryquarantinefacility.
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The island held aquarantinefacilityspecifically for sick crew and passengers from ships, so as not to spread communicable / infectious diseases to the mainland.
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In 2002 a new veterinary hospital was completed, along with brooding areas, and aquarantinefacility.
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He is then cast out by the villagers and forced to live alone in hisquarantinefacilityin the remote mountains, endlessly channeling that energy into storage batteries.
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The airport has an immigration office, aquarantinefacility, a tax office, a cargo storage building, several small restaurants, public pay phones, and a post office.
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Would not the simplest and most sensible measure to take be to restrict the number of ports of entry with quarantine facilities?
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Quarantine facilities, if they are to be effective, must conform to the highest standards.
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The facilities in question are containment glasshouses, plant health quarantine facilities, constant temperature humidity rooms, controlled environment unit and storage facilities.
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Quarantine facilities are not generally available at, ports and airports.
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Since the end of 1975 the demand for imported breeding stock has fallen and the quarantine facilities have been more than adequate to meet the present level of demand.
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Quarantine facilities were hastily constructed to accommodate them.
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Very few quarantine facilities exist which usually leads to the option of euthanizing the horse.
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When epidemics occurred, quarantine facilities were built to prevent contamination.
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The structure suffered from poor drainage and lacked wharf and quarantine facilities.
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The sanitation work included clearing land and establishing quarantine facilities.
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By this time, the city and state had learned other means of controlling infectious diseases, so the quarantine facilities were little used.
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At various points throughout the 20th century it hosted enemy alien internees during wartime, and quarantine facilities for both human immigrants and animals.
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