Coronavirus Quarantine: Are There Lessons From A Nurse Who Challenged One For Ebola?

February 13, 2020

Coronavirus has public health officials scrambling to put quarantines into effect. The 2014 Ebola outbreak may have some lessons.

The coronavirus outbreak has public health officials scrambling to put quarantines into effect, balancing public health with the rights of individuals. There may be lessons from the 2014 outbreak of the Ebola virus, when a nurse who was ordered into an isolation tent fought for rights for people in quarantine.

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  • Sr. Producer: Karen M. Sughrue
  • Editor: Heru Muharrar
  • Archival Researcher: Emily Orr
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