"Day quarantine" refers to a period of time, usually 24 hours, in which someone or something is isolated or kept separate as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of a disease or infection. Full definition
Both will be euthanized next week after the 10 - day quarantine period imposed by the Lake County Health Department to investigate the possibility of rabies. (articles.orlandosentinel.com)
He DID catch Ebola despite taking what he thought was all the necessary precautions, yet he fails to connect the dots to the government's imposition of a 21 day quarantine for medical returnees. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The mayor's comments followed a weekend of activity in which the governor had called, with New Jersey governor Chris Christie, for a mandatory, 21 - day quarantine of health care workers returning to the tri-state area from West Africa, and had seemed to criticize health workers for putting themselves at risk of exposure to Ebola. (politico.com)