Military to isolate troops returning from West Africa
Posted on AllSides October 29th, 2014
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U.S. troops returning from Ebola-stricken nations will be isolated for 21 days, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Wednesday, a day after the White House raised concerns about states imposing strict quarantines of health care workers returning from West Africa.
Top commanders for the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps made the recommendation to Hagel on Tuesday. The Army instituted an isolation requirement for 21 days — the incubation period for the deadline virus — on Monday.
Hagel's decision goes beyond Pentagon guidelines issued earlier this month that stopped short of...
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