Quarantine

Exploring Tokyo is even sweeter after two weeks of quarantine. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain, who is covering the Tokyo Olympics, shares what it’s like to experience the host city after two weeks of life in a bubble.

An Olympic skateboarder who was put in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 called the conditions at the hotel “inhuman” on Wednesday. Candy Jacobs has been in isolation for eight days and missed the street event in skateboarding’s debut as an Olympic sport. She said she had to force officials to allow her a supervised short break for some...

Fully vaccinated travelers from the United States and much of Europe can enter England without quarantining starting next week.

Holding the Olympics during a pandemic means lots of empty seats that were supposed to be filled with cheering fans. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain takes you to Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo, where the first-ever Olympic skateboarding competition was held, to learn what it’s like to be one of the only fans in the Olympic stands — and how...

U.S. Alexis Sablone placed top five in the Women’s Street skateboarding event.

Join ski champion Gus Kenworthy as he talks to various Olympians about their quarantine experience leading up to the games.

The Olympics are kicking off as Japan and much of the world are still under COVID restrictions – a stark difference from the U.S. It’s particularly noticeable on the streets and on flights, NBCLX Storyteller Chase Cain explains how the COVID-19 vaccine rollout influenced what we’re seeing now.

If you’re traveling to Tokyo as a member of the media, you’ll be asked to sign a pledge attesting that you will follow COVID-19 protocols during a 14-day quarantine. Once you’ve arrived, there’s a sequence of protocols members of the media have to follow. Among them? You can only leave your hotel for non-work purposes for 15 minutes at a...

Graham said Krause had an epic quarantine stockpile.

“These cool ladies always add a spark to my day,” gushed the singer.

For married couples in the U.S., the pandemic has posed a host of new tests, bringing some closer, tearing others apart.

Dry January has brought on the desired benefits for many among the millions participating around the world

Betty White is getting ready to celebrate her birthday.

Ten months into quarantines and working from home because of the pandemic, household pets’ lives and relationships with humans have in many cases changed, and not always for the better.

Zoom, Zoom and Zoom. Masks, masks and masks. Sourdough starter and short-order cooking. In these “troubled times,” in our sweat pants and the isolation we endure “out of an abundance of caution,” there isn’t much not to be over as 2020 comes to a longed for halt.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday that the recommended quarantine period for people exposed to the coronavirus has been shortened from 14 days to 10 days if they have no symptoms.

New Jersey Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli entered a voluntary quarantine after a staffer from her office tested positive for the coronavirus, a statement from the health department said Saturday. Persichilli and other members of her office will quarantine “out of an abundance of caution” until Dec. 8. Her office said the contact tracing process has begun to notify everyone who…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finalizing plans to shorten the recommended length of quarantine for those exposed to COVID-19, NBC News reports.

Three Giants players tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Friday morning.

NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan reports.