Friday, October 31, 2014

Nurse defies Ebola quarantine with bike ride; negotiations fail | Reuters

Nurse defies Ebola quarantine with bike ride; negotiations fail | Reuters: "The quarantine showdown between Hickox and Maine has become the focal point of a struggle between several U.S. states opting for stringent measures to guard against Ebola and a federal government wary of discouraging potential medical volunteers.

Mandatory quarantines ordered by some U.S. states on doctors and nurses returning from West Africa's Ebola outbreak are creating a "chilling effect" on Doctors Without Borders operations there, the humanitarian group said on Thursday."



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