Friday, October 24, 2014

New York and New Jersey to Quarantine Some Travelers Who Have Had Contact With Ebola Patients

BREAKING NEWSFriday, October 24, 2014 5:46 PM EDT
New York and New Jersey to Quarantine Some Travelers Who Have Had Contact With Ebola Patients
The governors of New York and New Jersey announced Friday afternoon that they were ordering the quarantine of all people entering the United States through airports in the New York City area who had contact with Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, Liberia or Guinea.
The announcement came a day after a doctor who had worked in Guinea and returned to New York last week tested positive for Ebola.
“A voluntary Ebola quarantine is not enough,” said Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York. “This is too serious a public health situation.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/25/nyregion/new-york-ebola-case-craig-spencer.html?emc=edit_na_20141024

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