Actually, what Mr Duncan did was help his neighbors drive a woman who was 7 months pregnant to the hospital. The woman was presenting symptoms that are not unique to Ebola (fever & convulsions). The woman was not hemorrhagic. The group was turned away at the hospital and so they drove her back home. Mr Duncan then assisted in helping the woman back into the house. This is almost certainly the point at which he was exposed. The woman was not tested for Ebola until after her death, so Mr Duncan could not have known but he could have suspected.
Thus the possibility that Mr. Duncan thought he was only helping a pregnant woman get to the hospital to help with a troubled birth. At that point, the most information he could provide is that he cared for a sick pregnant woman.
Relying on the fact that Liberia would prosecute him is a bad idea, due to the precarious nature of justice in that country. I would imagine that Liberia would say just about anything to prevent public opinion in the US from going sour. Liberia is facing an existential crisis and are in desperate need of all the help the US can give.
Mr Duncan's trip to the US was planned weeks in advance, so he was not fleeing the country in response to his exposure.
Thus the possibility that Mr. Duncan thought he was only helping a pregnant woman get to the hospital to help with a troubled birth. At that point, the most information he could provide is that he cared for a sick pregnant woman.
Relying on the fact that Liberia would prosecute him is a bad idea, due to the precarious nature of justice in that country. I would imagine that Liberia would say just about anything to prevent public opinion in the US from going sour. Liberia is facing an existential crisis and are in desperate need of all the help the US can give.
Mr Duncan's trip to the US was planned weeks in advance, so he was not fleeing the country in response to his exposure.