▁pass ▁through ▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal , ▁and ▁continue ▁its ▁voyage ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁inc ub ation ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁the ▁prevent ion ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁question . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁agreed ▁that ▁vessels ▁passing ▁through ▁the ▁Canal ▁in ▁quar antine ▁might , ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁electric ▁light , ▁coal ▁in ▁quar antine ▁at ▁Port ▁Sa id ▁by ▁night ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁by ▁day , ▁and ▁that ▁passengers ▁might ▁emb ark ▁in ▁quar antine ▁at ▁that ▁port . ▁In fect ed ▁vessels , ▁if ▁these ▁carry ▁a ▁doctor ▁and ▁are ▁provided ▁with ▁a ▁dis in fect ing ▁st ove , ▁have ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁navigate ▁the ▁Canal , ▁in ▁quar antine , ▁subject ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁landing ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁suffering ▁from ▁pl ague . ▁▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁people ▁sus pected ▁of ▁carrying ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases ▁have ▁been ▁quar ant ined , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁cases ▁of ▁Andrew ▁Spe aker ▁( multi - d rug - res istant ▁t uber cul osis , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁and ▁Ka ci ▁H ick ox ▁( E bol a , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ). ▁Mov ing ▁inf ected ▁patients ▁to ▁isol ation ▁w ards ▁and ▁home - based ▁self - qu ar antine ▁of ▁people ▁potentially ▁exposed ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁way ▁the ▁Western ▁African ▁E bol a ▁virus ▁ep ide mic ▁was ▁ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 1