New York, New Jersey Set Up Mandatory Quarantine Requirement Amid Ebola Threat

Photo Credit: AP / Ross D. FranklinIn the wake of the first confirmed Ebola virus case in New York City, the states of New York and New Jersey have set up a new screening system that goes above and beyond the guidelines already set up by federal officials.

The guidelines have already been used for a traveler returning from West Africa who developed a fever Friday night.

And as CBS 2’s Alice Gainer reported, no other states have yet set up increased screening procedures for Ebola.

“We believe it’s appropriate to increase the current screening procedures from people coming from affected countries from the current (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention screening procedures),” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday afternoon. “We believe it within the State of New York and the State of New Jersey’s legal rights.”

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Photo Credit: AFP / Alex WongTwo US Nurses are Declared Cured of Ebola

By Kerry Sheridan.

Two American nurses were declared cured of Ebola on Friday, and one was healthy enough to leave the hospital and meet President Barack Obama for a hug.

The good news for the nurses, who contracted Ebola while caring for a Liberian patient in Texas, came as the city of New York was dealing with its first case of the deadly virus.

Nina Pham smiled often and appeared healthy, wearing a turquoise shirt and dark business suit, as she addressed reporters outside the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

“I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today,” Pham said.

“I am on my way back to recovery even as I reflect on how many others have not been so fortunate.”

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