NEW YORK TIMES: In a victory for a nurse who treated Ebola patients in West Africa, a judge in Maine on Friday rejected arguments by the state that her movements should be firmly restricted, praising her “compassion” even as he acknowledged the public’s fears about the virus.
The order by Judge Charles C. LaVerdiere, the chief judge for the Maine District Courts, requires the nurse, Kaci Hickox, to submit to daily monitoring for symptoms, to coordinate her travel with public health officials and to notify them immediately if symptoms appear. But the judge rejected tighter restrictions because Ms. Hickox “currently does not show symptoms of Ebola and is therefore not infectious.”
“We need to remember as we go through this matter,” the judge wrote, “that we owe her and all professionals who give of themselves in this way a debt of gratitude.” … (more)
