Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic on Tuesday claimed that most players on the ATP Tour "don't want" the season to continue if the strict quarantines are required before tournaments as it's not something they are used to.

'Majority don't want to go ahead with the season if we have to quarantine before most of tournaments': Novak Djokovic

The period of quarantine could vary, just as it does today as countries all over the world adopt different periods of quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Do you know, the word quarantine was invented 600 years ago in Venice

The practice of quarantine was started in Venice from the threat of a bubonic plague. On the islands of Lazaretto in Italy, the word quarantine originated more than 600 years ago.

Wion Dispatch: Quarantine originated more than 600 years ago

Ever wondered how the practice of "quarantine" originated? Turns out, it was first employed 600 years ago when quarantine was used to save people from the bubonic plague.

Venice invented quarantine 600 years ago

With almost 48 hours left before the UK imposes the compulsory hotel quarantine for all incoming travellers, the immigration officials are yet to be briefed, as per local media reports.

UK immigration officials still not briefed about hotel quarantine: Reports

Travellers arriving in Britain from abroad will have to take two coronavirus tests during quarantine, the government is expected to confirm on Tuesday. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is due to announce that people told to isolate at home will be required to get a test two and eight days into a mandatory 10-day quarantine period.

UK travellers may have to undergo Covid tests in quarantine

French Open champion Iga Swiatek saw the 14-day quarantine period as a source of relief allowing her to escape the limelight that followed her Roland Garros triumph last year.

'I could practice and I could go out for five hours': Iga Swiatek on 14-day quarantine

A Taiwanese businessman who recently returned from China has been fined $35,700 for violating his quarantine seven times within three days. CNN reported that the unnamed man, who lives in Taichung in central Taiwan, was under home quarantine in his apartment building after he returned from a business trip to China and violated it at least seven times, according to local media.

Taiwanese man fined $35,000 for violating quarantine 7 times in 3 days

Taiwan will more than double the number of people who have to quarantine at home to more than 5,000 as it seeks to contain a rare domestic cluster of Covid-19 connected to a hospital, the health minister said on Sunday.

Taiwan to put 5,000 into quarantine over hospital Covid-19 cluster

The Australian Open is already mired in a series of controversies. More than 70 players are in hard quarantine. More players have tested positive. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Controversy hits Australian Open

The year 2020 has been very bad for the sporting world due to coronavirus pandemic. The sporting events came to a screeching halt due to the dreaded virus. However, by the end of the year life slowly returned to normalcy despite restrictions placed to avoid the outbreak of the virus.

'With the five-star prisons, no one should complain': Irfan Pathan on bio-bubble fatigue

Hundreds of tourists from Britain who were forced to quarantine in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier fled overnight in a bid to avoid being isolated during their holidays, as reported by the local municipality.

British tourists flee Swiss resort overnight to escape quarantine amid fears of new covid strain

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will self-isolate on Monday after having come into contact with a coronavirus patient, his office said calling it a precautionary step.

Israel's Netanyahu to enter precautionary virus quarantine

Alice McGraw, 2 years old, was walking with her parents in Lake Tahoe this summer when another family appeared, heading in their direction. The little girl stopped.

Childhood without other children: A generation is raised in quarantine

The world has been under lockdowns and quarantines for almost a year now. Some have been arrested for staging anti-lockdown protests, but the most unlucky incident has happened to a Philippine man who has been fined for breaking a quarantine for merely eight seconds.

WATCH| Philippine man fined $3,600 for 8-second quarantine breach in Taiwan

Besides the COVID-19 pandemic there are now reports of the bird flu outbreak in different parts of the Europe & in Belgium not just humans, but even birds have been put under a strict lockdown. WION brings you a report.

Spate of bird flu outbreak in Europe, Swans go into quarantine in Belgium

Broadway may be dark for several months to come, but actors from four shuttered shows have been given the opportunity — a rare one during the coronavirus pandemic — to put on their costumes and perform.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade revives Broadway for a day

Almost exactly 35 years ago, Super Mario Bros., the iconic video game from Nintendo, debuted — making a high-jumping plumber named Mario the Japanese video game company’s equivalent of Mickey Mouse.

35 thoughts about Mario on Super Mario’s 35th anniversary

Norwegian police on Thursday said that they expelled a foreigner who violated quarantine rules. The police also fined the man $2,240 and the immigration officials banned him reentering the country for two years.

Norway bans man for two years over quarantine breach

Britain on Thursday said it was expanding trials of a new rapid test to detect coronavirus cases, and flagged potential travel restrictions on the popular holiday destination of Portugal.

UK ramps up virus tests, mulls Portugal arrivals quarantine

Britain on Thursday said it will reimpose quarantine for travellers from France and the Netherlands, prompting Paris to quickly announce a "reciprocal measure". The UK government declared the change, which will likely spark a mass exodus among the estimated half a million British holidaymakers currently in France, after a rise in coronavirus cases there.

UK imposes 14-day quarantine on people travelling from France

One of the daughters of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to the same hospital, where her father is undergoing treatment for the infection, hospital sources said.

Yediyurappa's daughter tests positive for coronavirus, son under home quarantine

Sri Lanka’s election commission on Monday dropped its plan to hold advance voting for persons under quarantine due to the coronavirus after questions were raised on its decision to operate mobile polling stations.

Sri Lanka drops plan to conduct advance polling for people under quarantine

A day after the United Kingdom announced its plan to impose a compulsory 14-day quarantine for travellers entering the country from Spain. The move was announced on Saturday noon, and was implemented from midnight (2300 GMT on Saturday), which created an atmosphere of chaos for travellers enroute the UK.

'It's a real time response': Britain defends decision on Spanish quarantine move

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