Authorities sent out an urgent call for help after a woman who tested positive left a fake name and address with the hospital.
, Nelson County Sheriff Ramon Pineiroa said Monday the man, who hasn’t been publicly identified, initially said he wouldn’t stay home. He has since agreed to cooperate but Pineiroa said deputies have been posted outside his home around the clock to make sure he complies.
Nelson County Judge-Executive Dean Watts declared a state of emergency that allowed him to impose a curfew and quarantine the man and other residents in his home.days after a Missouri man was accused of ignoring health officials' directions to self-quarantine when he and his daughter attended a school dance after his other daughter tested positive for coronavirus.
The lawyer representing the man and his family had a different story: He said health officials didn't tell the entire family to self-quarantine, only the daughter.
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