Woman arrested after not treating, isolating for active tuberculosis

A Washington woman was just arrested after not following advice from her doctors nor mandates from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department to get treated for or isolate because of her active case of tuberculosis.

Ars Technica explains:

As the January 2022 court documents noted, 'The Local Health Officer ordered [the woman] to self-isolate and treat; which she declined to do. — Read the rest