White House Pressures States To Reverse Mandatory Ebola Quarantine Orders

White House Pressures States To Reverse Mandatory Ebola Quarantine Orders
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 23: Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York speaks at a press conference October 23, 2014 in New York City. Governor Andrew Cuomo addressed Dr. Craig Spencer, who had returned to New York City from Guinea where he was working with Doctors Without Borders treating Ebola patients. Spencer had been quarantined after showing symptoms consistent with the virus and was taken to Bellevue hospital to undergo testing. According to reports, test results have confirmed that Spencer has contracted the Ebola virus. a doctor who recently contracted ebola and is now being treated at Bellevue, on October 23, 2014 in New York, NY. The doctor recently returned from Guinea, where he was working for Doctors without Borders, and entered Bellevue after developing a fever on Thursday morning. (Photo by Bryan Thomas/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 23: Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York speaks at a press conference October 23, 2014 in New York City. Governor Andrew Cuomo addressed Dr. Craig Spencer, who had returned to New York City from Guinea where he was working with Doctors Without Borders treating Ebola patients. Spencer had been quarantined after showing symptoms consistent with the virus and was taken to Bellevue hospital to undergo testing. According to reports, test results have confirmed that Spencer has contracted the Ebola virus. a doctor who recently contracted ebola and is now being treated at Bellevue, on October 23, 2014 in New York, NY. The doctor recently returned from Guinea, where he was working for Doctors without Borders, and entered Bellevue after developing a fever on Thursday morning. (Photo by Bryan Thomas/Getty Images)

The Obama administration has been pushing the governors of New York and New Jersey to reverse their decision ordering all medical workers returning from West Africa who had contact with Ebola patients to be quarantined, an administration official said.

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