In California, county health officials will have the ability to screen passengers arriving from Ebola-stricken regions in West Africa, or who have worked with infected patients, to determine if they’re at risk for the disease and if they should be quarantined for the virus' three-week incubation period.◼ OBAMA ON EBOLA FIGHT: USA CAN'T SEAL ITSELF OFF - AP
Failure to comply with a quarantine order could result in misdemeanor criminal charges.
◼ Americans may see more cases - Reuters
◼ Poll: 80 percent want Ebola quarantines - Washington Post
The poll, from CBS News, shows a whopping 80 percent of people want American citizens and legal residents returning from West Africa to be quarantined until it is determined that they are Ebola-free. Another 17 percent think they should be allowed to enter the country if they are symptom-free at the time.
The poll, notably, did not specify just how long such people would need to be quarantined -- about 21 days -- or where they would be quarantined.
Troops in Italy being quarantined:
◼ Obama Quarantines Soldiers, but Ebola Doctors, Nurses Can Do Whatever they Want - Washington Free Beacon
◼ Hagel announces mandatory Ebola quarantine - CNN
◼ Uproar over US troops quarantine in Italy - Italy's News In English
◼ 'They shouldn't have been sent here' - AFP
◼ TRUMP: 'A new kind of hell to pay' if soldiers infected' - Daily Mail UK
◼ How U.S. Troops React to Mandatory Quarantine is a Powerful Lesson in What Public Service Looks Like - IJ Review
◼ UPDATE: State Dept plans to bring foreign patients to USA - Washington Times
◼ Document revealed - FOX
◼ WIRE: Even small clusters of cases could overwhelm system - AP
◼ Australia becomes first developed nation to shut borders - Reuters
In Maine:
◼ SHOWDOWN: GOVERNOR WILL TRY TO FORCE QUARANTINE - Bloomberg
“Upon learning the healthcare worker intends to defy the protocols, the Office of the Governor has been working collaboratively with the State health officials within the Department of Health and Human Services to seek legal authority to enforce the quarantine,” he said a statement. “While we certainly respect the rights of one individual, we must be vigilant in protecting 1.3 million Mainers.”◼ Nurse Kaci Hickox says she won't obey Maine's Ebola quarantine: I won’t be 'bullied by politicians' - TODAY
“I don’t plan on sticking to the guidelines. I remain appalled by these home quarantine policies that have been forced upon me, even though I am in perfectly good health and feeling strong and have been this entire time completely symptom free,” said Hickox, who wouldn’t emerge from Maine’s 21-day voluntary quarantine until Nov. 10.◼ State police dispatched to enforce - USA Today
◼ Ebola nurse showdown: Maine governor sends state troopers to home of nurse threatening to break quarantine - despite residents branding her 'selfish' - Daily Mail UK
In an interview with MailOnline, Fort Kent´s Chief Tom Pelletier said he plans to go visit her to welcome her home personally. And he went even further, saying that he has no intention of restricting the nurse´s movements even if Maine Gov. Paul LePage orders that she should return to quarantine.◼ Residents panic - centralmaine.com via Drudge
In New York City:
◼ PAPER: Doctor 'lied' about NYC travels - New York Post
◼ Bellevue Workers, Worn Out From Treating Ebola Patient, Face Stigma Outside Hospital - New York Times
◼ Ebola is Kicking Obama’s Ass, and Justly So - No Quarter
You cannot blame the American people for being confused because of the stupidity and contradictory messages coming out of the White House.
