Breaking News: Screenings for deadly coronavirus to begin at LAX, two other U.S. airports
Federal authorities will begin screening airline travelers arriving from Wuhan, China, for signs that they may be infected with a new coronavirus that is spreading in Asia, officials announced Friday.
About 100 additional CDC workers will be deployed to join existing public health staff at the three airports. “Investigations into this novel coronavirus are ongoing and we are monitoring and responding to this evolving situation,” Martin Cetron, the head of the CDC’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, said in a statement Friday.
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