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Originally Posted by megansmomma  Guess this is the learning curve....... Anyone in Illinois who had direct contact with a person infected with the Ebola virus while in three African countries will be required to undergo a mandatory 21-day quarantine, according to an order signed by Gov. Pat Quinn.
The order, which was signed Friday, affects "high-risk" individuals who have come in contact with patients in Liberia, Guinea or Sierra Leone, the three nations hardest hit by the disease.
The mandatory order also includes medical personnel who have treated people infected with the Ebola virus, officials said.
The order will be implemented by local health departments throughout Illinois. Previously, high-risk people were subject to a voluntary quarantine, according to the governor's office.
"This protective measure is too important to be voluntary," Quinn said in a statement. "While we have no confirmed cases of the Ebola virus in Illinois, we will continue to take every safeguard necessary to protect first responders, health care workers and the people of Illinois."
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@PeterBella The guy with the horn? It's in the bowling alley that is closed due to the sick doctor. I guess he can put his lips together and blow some bad notes, as it thePC popular thing to do for horn players and know-it-all mopes who want some liberal love and more hits and media...
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Quinn issued the directive in a statement dated Friday after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made the same rule for travelers landing at New York City-area airports. The rule exceeds federal guidelines.
Five U.S. airports are designated for passengers returning from the West African countries, including O'Hare International Airport, John F. Kennedy in New York, and Newark Liberty in New Jersey. The others are Hart in Atlanta and Washington Dulles in Virginia. Illinois Ebola quarantine - Chicago Tribune |
Well...... DUH!!! Thank Goodness it dawned on somebody that decided to act on it!! This has been a glaringly clear method of containment since this started!! I understand why those particular airports have been chosen (because they are the "gateway airports of entry" for the majority of international travel)....but I have to say I am concerned about HIA (Houston International) and LAX on the west coast.....International flights do come into those ports of entry but not in the volume of the five already designated.
Even if they know absolutely everything about ebola, and no one is in fact in danger of infected people walking all over our cities, think of the enormous amounts of money, time and effort it takes to track down every single person that has been exposed to a patient that may have the disease.....someone that has walked/traveled all over these cities, places of business that have to close and decontaminate, etc. It can be a staggering amount, and it should not be a questionable move for authorities to prevent closing down businesses and chasing down hundreds of citizens that one person exposed themselves to. Quarantine that ONE person, and after 21 days, they are no longer considered "hot" and can be allowed to return home. Actually the very best, most effective method would be to quarantine them over there before they ever leave that area.....then they can go all over Europe and Asia and any place they want, and everyone would be safer. But I am thankful for the small baby steps we have taken in this country!