Nurse Hickox settles with Maine over Ebola quarantine

The US state of Maine has reached an agreement with a nurse who was briefly quarantined after treating victims of Ebola in some West African countries.

Kaci Hickox has tested negative for Ebola twice and has no symptoms, but Maine officials went to court to try to bar her from crowded public places.

The deal complies with a ruling by a judge that she should be free to travel but must monitor her health.

Only one person in the US is currently being treated for Ebola in New York.

Ms Hickox travelled to Sierra Leone with the Doctors Without Borders medical charity when the outbreak was reported.

BBC