The Obama administration has released new protocols for people who have been in contact with Ebola patients amidst global condemnation of state quarantines. The new policy from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requires a checkup and phone call with a local health authority, but does not automatically place workers under confinement. The update comes after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie agreed to release a nurse who was placed in an isolated tent inside a Newark hospital after returning from Sierra Leone. Kaci Hickox had denounced her treatment publicly after she was confined despite having no Ebola symptoms. In a statement read by a spokesperson, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized the state measures.

Stéphane Dujarric: “Returning healthcare workers are exceptional people who are giving of themselves to humanity. They should not be subjected to restrictions that are not based on science. Those who develop infections should be supported, not stigmatized. The secretary-general reiterates that the best way for any country to protect itself from Ebola is to stop the outbreak at its source in West Africa. This requires considerable international healthcare worker support, and in return for this support, we have an obligation to look after them.”

The U.S. Army is quarantining soldiers returning from Liberia. The group placed under 21-day monitoring includes Major General Darryl Williams, commander of U.S. Army Africa.