West Africa: Ebola Nurse Breaks Quarantine Order

30 October 2014

Fort Kent, U.S. — A US nurse has left her home in defiance of a voluntary quarantine order imposed on medical staff who have worked with Ebola patients. Kaci Hickox is reported to have taken a bicycle ride with her boyfriend.

Kaci Hickox was followed by police when she defied the isolation measures on Thursday. However, officers were unable to detain her without a court order signed by a judge.

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