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Sebastian Pufke - Arriving from Doha, Qatar, with about 30 other passengers, Pufke was quarantined at a hotel in Perth, Australia.
The experience, he says, cost him AUD $ 2,500 (about $ 1,800) and was watched by security guards and military personnel.
(Credit: Sebastian Pufke)
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Jade Chung - She was quarantined in Sydney.
She says she was lucky to be staying in a luxury apartment, where, she says, the catering service was surprisingly good.
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Sarah McKenzie - This 20-year-old's quarantine in New Zealand - where she has citizenship and decided to move (she also carries a US passport) - was easy because of the two-room suite she was put in.
The three fresh meals and daily checkups helped, he said.
(Credit: Sarah McKenzie)
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Yeowon Kim - The quarantine in Seoul happened on her husband's birthday.
Yeowon says she ordered supplies through her phone and shipped them the next day, providing some light on an otherwise bizarre experience.
(Credit: Yeowon Kim)
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Amjad Nsou - Nsou's quarantine in Amman, Jordan, after passing through Detroit, took place in a hotel with spectacular views.
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Brittney Jarrett - The family had to self-quarantine in Salt Lake City after an out-of-state departure.
They made it through the quarantine with art projects, sleepovers and a little extra screen time, her.
(Credit: Brittney Jarrett)
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Nadia Ashan - The quarantine in Toronto included balcony workouts and quality time with Ashan's daughter.
Both mother and daughter cooked, cleaned and watched a lot of movies when they weren't exercising.
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Hannah Danziger - As Danziger prepared to visit her boyfriend in Ireland for the first time, she took refuge away from her family in Vermont.
She did a lot of exercise and a lot of Netflix, says Danziger, who admits to going a little crazy towards the end.
(Credit: Hannah Danziger)
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Anita Draa - Draa, from San Diego (who has European Union citizenship along with her daughter), was quarantined in an apartment in Amsterdam after taking her daughter to a study program.
She says the balcony was amazing and adds that she enjoyed the change of scenery, even though she mostly used the time to work.
(Credit: Anita Draa)
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Jithu Joy - Kerala, India, is where Joy has been quarantined.
He and his family took isolation seriously, using a basket to transfer items from the first floor to Joy's room on the second floor.
(Credit: Jithu Joy)
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Shonali Bose - Bose was forced into quarantine twice by her family.
She lives in Washington state.
The first quarantine was after a trip to Michigan and then after graduation from Los Angeles.
While staying in her family's basement, she played guitar, watched a lot of television, exercised, and read.
For meals, they would put a tray at the top of the stairs for Bose to take and eat in isolation.
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Bahar Bee - Upon arriving in Australia from the United States, Bee says he became fond of photography out of boredom.
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Emily Zhang - After studying in Budapest, Zhang returned to Taiwan, where she decided to self-quarantine at home in her room rather than in a hotel.
She says she felt very lonely and sad at first.
Creating a list helped her feel more productive and less listless.
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Tracey Humble - On the 10th, Humble decided to dye a shirt, something he had never done before.
The Canadian was quarantined at home, temporarily displacing her family, after traveling to Florida.
Humble says she felt completely fine during her isolation.
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Tarek el Masri - Masri counted the days of quarantine in Montreal.
He shared some of his experience on his Instagram.
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Soumya Sinha - After a seven-day quarantine in New Delhi, Sinha's passport was returned to her and her doll was sealed.
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Maria Daniella Quiñones - After meeting her boyfriend Ricardo Antón in Madrid, Quiñones discovered that she couldn't catch a flight back to Italy.
Quinones and Antón endured the confinement together in Tenerife, Spain, where Antón's family is from.
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Maria Daniella Quiñones - The long-distance couple did not expect their meeting to turn into a quarantine situation where one of the two couldn't return home, but they say the forced quarantine was surprisingly good for their relationship.
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(CNN) -
It's hard to remember a time when quarantine was not a regular part of our vocabulary, yet for most of us, it was only six months ago that we rarely heard the word used or said it out loud. high apart from describing a scene from a historical novel or Hulu show.
However, thanks to the pandemic, quarantine is not just a common word in the home, it is also a sad reality for thousands of people returning to their home countries or immersing themselves in international travel.
As entire nations struggle to curb the spread of Covid-19, many have implemented strict measures to keep their residents and visitors safe.
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The differences between quarantine, isolation, curfew and social distancing
Mandatory quarantines are one way to do this.
But even as quarantine has become a buzzword, there is confusion about what it entails, how it applies (if at all), and how it varies from Australia to Canada and from state to state in the US. .
Stories abound of luxury hotel stays, fines for breaking the rules and fears of reuniting with family.
Stories of worldly meals, assigned phone calls, outdoor time deals, and the countdown of days are all an internet search away.
And yet nothing often tells a story better than a picture.
CNN Travel took to Instagram to ask what quarantine looks like, and what we found is an intimate look at scenes of isolation around the world.
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