quarantine

/ˈkwɒrəntiːn/ noun [U]

Definition

› a period of time during which an animal or person that might have a disease is kept away from other people or animals so that the disease cannot spread: be/keep sth/put sth in quarantine About 6,000 hogs are being kept in quarantine pending further testing. Australian airports have introduced quarantine regulations in a bid to prevent the spread of the disease.

(Definition of quarantine noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)