A Kentucky man who was diagnosed with covid-19 has been forcefully quarantined after refusing to isolate himself at his home.

As Governor Andy Beshear explained, the 53-year-old man in question was ordered to self-isolate after being tested positive for coronavirus.

After the Nelson County resident refused to self-quarantine, the authorities have stationed a guard in front of his home to make sure he doesn’t leave.

According to the reports, forcing a person into quarantine is allowed by law during a state of emergency which was declared by the country’s judge-executive Dean Watts.

“It’s a step I hoped I’d never have to take, but we can’t allow one person who we know has the virus to refuse to protect their neighbors,” the governor said after the news went viral.

“We’ve got to make sure that people who have tested positive, that we know could be spreading the virus, and simply refuse to do the right thing, do the right thing.”

Speaking of the importance of social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak, Dr. Anthony Fauci, a Covid-19 Task Force member who proposed additional traveling restrictions to Trump administration, said:

“I think Americans should be prepared that they are going to have to hunker down significantly more than we as a country are doing.

“Everybody has got to get involved in distancing themselves socially. Everything is on the table. Right now, myself personally, I wouldn’t go to a restaurant.

“I just wouldn’t because I don’t want to be in a crowded place…. I don’t want to be in a situation where I’m going to be all of a sudden self-isolating for 14 days.”

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