US Ebola nurses free of virus
- 10 years ago
One of them, Nina Pham, met President Barack Obama at the White House, hours after being discharged
The governors of New York and New Jersey have ordered a mandatory 21-day quarantine period for anyone in contact with Ebola victims in West Africa.
The move comes a day after a doctor, Craig Spencer, returned from Guinea and tested positive for Ebola in New York.
Anyone arriving from affected West African countries without having had confirmed contact with Ebola victims will be subject to monitoring by public health officials.
The plans go beyond anything so far announced at a national level by the Obama administration.
People in New York City have expressed concern that Dr Spencer used public transport and restaurants before being diagnosed.
More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola - mainly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone - since March.
On Friday, it was announced that one million doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015.
But it was a day of mixed news in the US, where the first infection in New York was followed by the release from hospital of Ms Pham, 26.
"I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today," she said. "I am on my way back to recovery."
Ms Pham thanked supporters for their prayers during her illness, and asked for privacy as she plans her return to Texas and a reunion with her dog, Bentley.
The governors of New York and New Jersey have ordered a mandatory 21-day quarantine period for anyone in contact with Ebola victims in West Africa.
The move comes a day after a doctor, Craig Spencer, returned from Guinea and tested positive for Ebola in New York.
Anyone arriving from affected West African countries without having had confirmed contact with Ebola victims will be subject to monitoring by public health officials.
The plans go beyond anything so far announced at a national level by the Obama administration.
People in New York City have expressed concern that Dr Spencer used public transport and restaurants before being diagnosed.
More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola - mainly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone - since March.
On Friday, it was announced that one million doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015.
But it was a day of mixed news in the US, where the first infection in New York was followed by the release from hospital of Ms Pham, 26.
"I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today," she said. "I am on my way back to recovery."
Ms Pham thanked supporters for their prayers during her illness, and asked for privacy as she plans her return to Texas and a reunion with her dog, Bentley.