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Video: Urgent Messages from Italians in Coronavirus Quarantine
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on 3/20/20, 7:12 PM with 1 comments
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on 3/20/20, 7:16 PM
The word "quarantine" derives from the Venetian word "quarantena" meaning "40 days" separation due to the Black Death because "trentine" (30 days) wasn't long enough.