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| Ebola quarantine test looms in US | Ebola quarantine test looms in US |
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| A nurse who cared for Ebola patients in Sierra Leone is fighting the US state of Maine over its right to quarantine her against her will. | A nurse who cared for Ebola patients in Sierra Leone is fighting the US state of Maine over its right to quarantine her against her will. |
| In a test case for returning US health workers, Kaci Hickox has vowed to leave her home on Thursday if the state does not lift the restrictions. | In a test case for returning US health workers, Kaci Hickox has vowed to leave her home on Thursday if the state does not lift the restrictions. |
| President Barack Obama has been sharply critical of isolation being forced on people he says are "American heroes". | President Barack Obama has been sharply critical of isolation being forced on people he says are "American heroes". |
| Almost 5,000 people have died from the Ebola virus, mostly in West Africa. | Almost 5,000 people have died from the Ebola virus, mostly in West Africa. |
| On Thursday, US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power is expected to call for a stronger international response when she meets EU officials in Brussels. | On Thursday, US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power is expected to call for a stronger international response when she meets EU officials in Brussels. |
| She has been visiting the countries most affected - Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ghana - to show US support. | She has been visiting the countries most affected - Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ghana - to show US support. |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| The infection last week of a doctor in New York who had returned from Guinea has sparked a debate in the US over isolation policies for people coming back from West Africa. | The infection last week of a doctor in New York who had returned from Guinea has sparked a debate in the US over isolation policies for people coming back from West Africa. |
| Dr Craig Spencer had travelled on the subway and been bowling the night before he developed a fever, which is the point when people become contagious. | Dr Craig Spencer had travelled on the subway and been bowling the night before he developed a fever, which is the point when people become contagious. |
| The governors of New York and New Jersey introduced mandatory quarantines as a result, and Ms Hickox was outraged to be put in a tent in Newark on returning from Sierra Leone last Friday. | The governors of New York and New Jersey introduced mandatory quarantines as a result, and Ms Hickox was outraged to be put in a tent in Newark on returning from Sierra Leone last Friday. |
| Officials said she had a temperature - which she denies - but she was released from Newark on Monday and flown back to Maine to be monitored at her boyfriend's house in Fort Kent. | |
| "I am not going to sit around and be bullied around by politicians and be forced to stay in my home when I am not a risk to the American public," said Ms Hickox, who has tested negative for Ebola twice and has no symptoms. | "I am not going to sit around and be bullied around by politicians and be forced to stay in my home when I am not a risk to the American public," said Ms Hickox, who has tested negative for Ebola twice and has no symptoms. |
| She appeared briefly outside the house on Wednesday night to speak to reporters, to express her continued frustration. | |
| But Maine Governor Paul LePage has said he would seek legal authority to keep her isolated at home until 10 November. | But Maine Governor Paul LePage has said he would seek legal authority to keep her isolated at home until 10 November. |
| "While we certainly respect the rights of one individual, we must be vigilant in protecting 1.3 million Mainers, as well as anyone who visits our great state," he said in a statement. | "While we certainly respect the rights of one individual, we must be vigilant in protecting 1.3 million Mainers, as well as anyone who visits our great state," he said in a statement. |
| California became the latest US state to announce tough rules for people returning from the Ebola-hit region. | California became the latest US state to announce tough rules for people returning from the Ebola-hit region. |
| These states are in defiance of the updated federal guidelines issued on Monday that call for active monitoring but not quarantine. | These states are in defiance of the updated federal guidelines issued on Monday that call for active monitoring but not quarantine. |
| Twice this week, President Obama has condemned quarantine as a policy based on fear, not science, while praising the work of US aid workers. | Twice this week, President Obama has condemned quarantine as a policy based on fear, not science, while praising the work of US aid workers. |
| "We need to call them what they are, which is American heroes," he said. | "We need to call them what they are, which is American heroes," he said. |
| "They deserve our gratitude, and they deserve to be treated with dignity and with respect.'' | "They deserve our gratitude, and they deserve to be treated with dignity and with respect.'' |
| But he has faced questions why the Pentagon is imposing a 21-day isolation on returning military personnel, despite them not coming into contact with Ebola patients while working to build clinics in West Africa. | But he has faced questions why the Pentagon is imposing a 21-day isolation on returning military personnel, despite them not coming into contact with Ebola patients while working to build clinics in West Africa. |
| Ebola virus disease (EVD) | Ebola virus disease (EVD) |
| Ebola special report | Ebola special report |
| Have you been affected by the issues raised in this article? You can share your experience by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk | Have you been affected by the issues raised in this article? You can share your experience by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk |