( CNN ) -- Ebola survivor Ashoka Mukpo , in his first television interview since returning home from the hospital , told CNN 's Don Lemon that he sharply disagrees with Gov . Chris Christie 's controversial quarantine policy for health care workers in New Jersey . `` I think that Gov . Christie is playing politics right now . It seems to me that it 's an effort to , you know , work with public opinion rather than listen to the advice of the experts , '' Mukpo said . `` And i just think that it 's counterproductive . '' Chris Christie on Ebola policy : 'We 're not moving an inch ' A nurse who recently returned from helping Ebola patients in Sierra Leone was quarantined in Newark over the weekend after officials said she had a fever . The nurse , Kaci Hickox , protested the move , saying she was asymptomatic , and she was released Monday after showing no signs of illness . Critics argued the policy of quarantining health care workers for 21 days is unnecessary and could deter volunteers from going to West Africa to combat the outbreak . Chris Christie on possible Ebola lawsuit : 'Whatever ' Mukpo , a freelance cameraman who tested positive for Ebola in Liberia and was treated in the United States , said rules like the one in New Jersey treats health care workers `` as though they are a problem as opposed to a public asset . '' `` I just think it 's a shame and I do n't think it 's the right way to act , personally , '' he said . Christie , however , has staunchly defended the policy , saying it 's only for people who show signs of Ebola and argues the rule is in the public 's best interest .
Ashoka Mukpo , who contracted HIV in Liberia , disagreed with New Zealand 's quarantine policy . He thinks it could deter health care workers from travelling to Ebola - affected countries .