The state of Maine issued a court order restricting the movements of Ebola nurse Kaci Hickox after she returned from caring for Ebola patients in West Africa.
Police are now stationed outside Hickox’s home as of Friday.
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Health officials from the state obtained a 24-hour court order “limiting Hickox’s travel, banning her from public places and requiring a 3-foot buffer until there’s a further decision Friday,” The Associated Press. The judge indicated that further action was anticipated later Friday. h/t npr
Hickox infamously defied Maine’s request to stay indoors for the duration of Ebola’s 21-day incubation period after she and her boyfriend set out on a bike ride from their rural home.
