The problem with the government's plan is, as evidenced by Mr. Duncan, it will only work if people are truthful. If I was exposed to ebola you better believe I would try to get to the US and tell any lie I need to hoping for a chance for treatment and to live.
Also if symptoms don't show up for 8-21 days after you have been exposed how many folks could come in not knowing they are infected - once again you have to depend on them being truthful - seems like pretty shaky ground to base a plan on. Mr. Duncan has shown us in real life if just one person gets in that is infected what the fall out is. The hospitalization, quarantine of those he came into contact with, monitoring of those he may have come into contact with, decontaminating his apartment and his bedding and towels and what to do with the highly infectious body? Too many consequences to simply say we need to allow freedom of travel - nothing is so important it can't wait till this is over. As far as aid workers coming and going to help that is easily monitored to allow these people to safely enter and exit the country.
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