Two US states to quarantine health workers returning from Ebola zones

An exterior view of Bellevue Hospital in New York CityBy David Morgan and Ellen Wulfhorst WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York and New Jersey will automatically quarantine all medical workers returning from Ebola-hit West African countries, and the U.S. government is considering the same step after a doctor who treated patients in Guinea came back infected, officials said on Friday. The steps announced by the two states, which go beyond the current restrictions being imposed by the U.S. government on travelers from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea, came as medical detectives tried to retrace the steps of the infected physician, Dr. …

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New York, New Jersey will exceed CDC requirements in Ebola screening

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York and New Jersey will bolster screening for Ebola beyond federal requirements for travelers from West Africa arriving at the area’s airports, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has agreed that states have the right to exceed federal requirements, Cuomo told a joint news conference with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Travelers from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa will undergo interviews upon arrival at one of the New York City-area airports and may face quarantine orders, Cuomo said. …
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New York City to check daily with people returning from West Africa

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s health department will actively monitor anyone who arrives in the city from one of the three West African countries affected by Ebola, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference on Friday. He said health officials would make daily checks on those people, typically by telephone, for 21 days after their return to make sure they are not displaying Ebola symptoms, in keeping with new protocols by the U.S. Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention. (Reporting by Frank McGurty; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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