Etymologically, "quarantine" comes from "quaranta", referring to forty days of isolation. A two week quarantine is more properly known as a quattordicine
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Replying to @ctrlcreep
Any particular reason for the choice of forty days?
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Replying to @NoaidiX @ctrlcreep
it's the max. incubation time (e.g., for rabies)
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Replying to @elisa_freschi @ctrlcreep
Aha! Thanks!
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