“A nurse who was being held at a Newark hospital under an Ebola quarantine left Monday and was to be privately transported to her home in Maine, officials said Monday.

A spokeswoman for University Hospital in Newark confirmed that the nurse, Kaci Hickox, left at 1:20 p.m.

Both New York and New Jersey instituted mandatory quarantines last week for medical workers returning from West Africa. But New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration has faced criticism in recent days after the nurse documented her isolation in Newark. The governor has also faced sharp attacks from medical health professionals and civil liberties groups on the mandatory quarantine for travelers returning from Ebola-ravaged countries.“* John Iadarola (TYT University), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) and Brian Unger break it down.

*Read more here from Josh Dawsey, Heather Haddon and Jennifer Levitz / Wall Street Journal:
“http://online.wsj.com/articles/nurse-being-held-under-ebola-quarantine-at-newark-hospital-will-be-discharged-1414418399