Dallas judge: Duncan’s family ‘free to go’ tonight

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said that the 48 friends and family of the first U.S. Ebola victim, Thomas Eric Duncan, will be “free to go” Sunday tonight after being under quarantine for three weeks.

Those exposed to Duncan after he began exhibiting symptoms were placed under a protective order for 21 days, which is the outer limits for symptoms if a person has contracted Ebola.

{mosads}“We will be lifting the quarantine … they’ll be free to go,” Jenkins said on ABC’s “This Week.”

“It’s a protective order, and it will expire for them at midnight tonight. And that’s going to be a good thing for those families who have been through so much. And we’re very happy about that,” he said.

Jenkins added that the healthcare workers who have worked on Ebola cases signed an agreement to with the Texas public health commissioner to stay off public transportation.

“These are people who put their lives on the line to take care of Eric Duncan, and they want to do what they’re asked to do,” Jenkins said.