<p>No you can't as the rules specifically state that you place a quarantine market at level 2 as an action. If you where able to upgrade it then it would include that in the rules.</p>

<p><a href="https://images-cdn.zmangames.com/us-east-1/filer_public/0d/f7/0df79f91-9331-47d6-8401-9df2ab6063dc/zm7113_pandemic_soe_rules.pdf" rel="noreferrer">Rules</a></p>

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  <p>As an action, a player may impose a quarantine on the city he is in by
  placing a quarantine marker in that city with its "2" side face up. A player
  may not put a quarantine marker in a city that already has one.</p>
</blockquote>

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2018-06-29T15:55:04.133Z
2018-06-29T15:55:04.133Z
Joe W
<p>The rules state:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>As an action, a player may impose a quarantine on the city he is in by
  placing a quarantine marker in that city with its "2" side face up. A player
  may not put a quarantine marker in a city that already has one.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The rules explicitly state what allowed actions are. And since flipping quarantine markers is not mentioned, it is not an allowed action.</p>

<p>I believe the expansion does come with blank event cards, so you could create an event that lets you flip a couple quarantine markers back to the "1" side.</p>

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2018-06-29T15:57:49.883Z
2018-06-29T15:57:49.883Z
prosepraise
<p>Can I upgrade a quarantine marker from its “1”-side to its “2”-side as an action?</p>

<p>The rules only mention placing a fresh marker (on its “2”-side), and that it is not possible to place two markers...</p>

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Can quarantine marker be refreshed as an action in Pandemic State of Emergency?
Robert Siemer
# Can quarantine marker be refreshed as an action in Pandemic State of Emergency?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-29)

Can I upgrade a quarantine marker from its “1”-side to its “2”-side as an action?

The rules only mention placing a fresh marker (on its “2”-side), and that it is not possible to place two markers...

**Tags:** pandemic-state-of-emergency


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-06-29. Score: 4

No you can't as the rules specifically state that you place a quarantine market at level 2 as an action. If you where able to upgrade it then it would include that in the rules.

[Rules](https://images-cdn.zmangames.com/us-east-1/filer_public/0d/f7/0df79f91-9331-47d6-8401-9df2ab6063dc/zm7113_pandemic_soe_rules.pdf)

> As an action, a player may impose a quarantine on the city he is in by
> placing a quarantine marker in that city with its "2" side face up. A player
> may not put a quarantine marker in a city that already has one.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-06-29. Score: 0

The rules state:

> As an action, a player may impose a quarantine on the city he is in by
> placing a quarantine marker in that city with its "2" side face up. A player
> may not put a quarantine marker in a city that already has one.

The rules explicitly state what allowed actions are. And since flipping quarantine markers is not mentioned, it is not an allowed action.

I believe the expansion does come with blank event cards, so you could create an event that lets you flip a couple quarantine markers back to the "1" side.


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