Coronavirus has public health officials scrambling to put
quarantines into effect. The 2014 Ebola outbreak may have some lessons.
Coronavirus Quarantine: Are There Lessons From A Nurse Who Challenged One For Ebola?
Sr. Producer: Karen M. Sughrue
Producer: Noah Madoff
Editor: Heru Muharrar
Archival Researcher: Emily Orr
The coronavirus outbreak has public health officials scrambling to put quarantines into effect, balancing public health with the rights of individuals. There may be lessons from the 2014 outbreak of the Ebola virus, when a nurse who was ordered into an isolation tent fought for rights for people in quarantine.
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