noun
involuntary confinement; detention (medical)
Medical/legal term for holding a person suspected of infection or similar risk, often under public health law.
感染症法に基づき、停留措置が取られた。
Involuntary confinement was ordered under the Infectious Diseases Act.
停留措置の対象者は指定施設に留め置かれる。
Persons subject to detention are held in designated facilities.