Gov. Andrew Cuomo has fleshed out guidelines for the mandatory, 21-day quarantining of medical workers returning from West Africa that he and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered Friday.
Cuomo said Sunday night that the health care workers who have had contact with Ebola patients will be quarantined at home and receive twice-daily monitoring from medical professionals if they have no symptoms. Family members will be allowed to stay, and friends may visit with the approval of health officials. The state will also pay for any lost compensation, if they are not paid by a volunteer organization.
The governor had criticized Dr. Craig Spencer, who tested positive for Ebola on Thursday, for not obeying a 21-day voluntary quarantine.
On Sunday, he called Spencer and other health care workers “heroes.”
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Hmm this article says nothing about obama pressure and how cuomo “loosened” the quarantine order.
Here’s a thought. Being that there is no danger having these people just hanging out why not invite them to stay at the Whitehouse. Just think of the positive reassuring image that would have on the country. Hey, Obama could even share a beer with them after bowling in the Whitehouse bowling alley.