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Hunger Drives Thousands in Sierra Leone to Violate Ebola Quarantine

Nov 05, 2014 02:38 AM EST

Thousands of Sierra Leone residents were forced to break the Ebola quarantine in the country because of food shortage, aid agencies reported.

North Korea Implements Mandatory Ebola Quarantine For All Incoming Travelers

Bianca Ortega |

Oct 31, 2014 02:26 AM EDT

North Korea joined the bandwagon of countries panicked by the Ebola crisis, with the reclusive nation reportedly implementing mandatory quarantines for people entering from any place.

New Jersey Officials Scramble To Finalize Protocols For Handling People From Ebola-Stricken Regions

Bianca Ortega |

Oct 30, 2014 07:10 AM EDT

New Jersey officials scrambled on Wednesday to finalize the protocols for handling aid workers, patients and travellers entering the U.S. from regions affected by the Ebola outbreak, a source familiar with the situation said.

Maine Nurse Intends to Dodge Ebola In-Home Quarantine

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 29, 2014 12:45 AM EDT

Maine health officials intend to 'pursue legal authority' to impose a voluntary quarantine as a nurse who recently returned from Sierra Leone reportedly expressed plans to dodge the quarantine policy.

New Ebola Quarantine Procedures Announced by CDC

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 28, 2014 01:30 AM EDT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new set of guidelines on how the United States should deal with potential Ebola cases following the controversial mandatory quarantine imposed by three states.

Experts Believe Stricter Ebola Quarantine Policies May Dissuade Ebola Volunteers

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 27, 2014 01:49 AM EDT

Experts believe that stricter quarantine measures may discourage medical workers from joining the battle against the disease in West Africa, adding more strain to the already-tough battle against the epidemic.

A nurse who arrived Friday in Newark after working with Ebola patients in Africa tested negative for the virus but is to remain under quarantine at University Hospital.

Quarantined Nurse Calls Ebola Policy ‘Preposterous,’ Plans To Sue

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 27, 2014 12:42 AM EDT

A quarantined nurse blasted the government's response to Ebola, saying that putting someone in quarantine, without proper planning and forethought "is just preposterous."

Stricter Ebola Quarantine Policy Enforced by NY Governor Andrew Cuomo

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 27, 2014 12:37 AM EDT

Amidst fierce opposition towards his strict new mandatory Ebola quarantine policy, New York state governor Andrew Cuomo explained that the 21-day quarantine period for those who had contact with Ebola-infected persons can be spent at home.

New York Doctor Went Bowling Day Before Testing Positive for Ebola

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 24, 2014 09:34 AM EDT

A New York doctor who was part of a team of health workers caring for Ebola patients in West Africa tested positive for the virus Thursday, causing an onslaught of social media criticism as to why he went bowling instead of going into voluntary self-quarantine within the 21 days since he returned from Guinea.

NYC Doctor Tests Positive for Ebola

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 23, 2014 09:57 PM EDT

Craig Spencer, a 33-year-old volunteer of the Doctors Without Borders movement, tested positive for Ebola.

Family Who Took In Ebola Patient In Its Home Locked Up In Apartment

Family Who Hosted U.S. Ebola Patient Locked Up, Under Armed Guard

Desiree Sison desireesison68@gmail.com |

Oct 03, 2014 03:00 AM EDT

Four members of a family U.S. Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan stayed with were locked up in their Texas apartment under armed surveillance Thursday as the web of people who might have been exposed to the virus has widened.

Violence Strikes Liberia After Ebola Quarantine Imposition

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 21, 2014 04:23 AM EDT

The densely populated area, with around 75,000 inhabitants, has been cited as one of the regions most in danger of an outbreak as 466 out of almost 850 patients have died from the disease.