Going further than NYC, Cuomo & Christie announce mandatory Ebola quarantines
'We are no longer relying on CDC standards'
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie late Friday afternoon announced a mandatory quarantine for any person who had direct contact with someone infected with the Ebola virus while in one of the three West African nations (Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea).
This includes medical personnel such as Dr. Craig Spencer, diagnosed with Ebola in New York City on Thursday. Dr. Spencer had been working in Guinea with Doctors Without Borders until his return to New York City on Oct. 17.
The governor’s announcement goes beyond measures announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) at an earlier press conference on Friday.