Passengers from Wuhan will be screened at SFO, JFK, LAX airports

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Passengers at 3 major US airports to be screened for deadly Chinese VIRUS

17 Jan, 2020 20:34 

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Authorities at major airports in New York and California will screen passengers traveling from the Chinese city of Wuhan gripped by the outbreak of a new deadly pneumonia-like virus, which has since spread to Japan and Thailand.

Starting Friday, passengers from Wuhan who arrive at San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles’s main international airports will undergo screening for the symptoms of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) that broke out in the Chinese city last month. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will carry out the checks, along with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents.

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The illness was first noticed in Wuhan in December, and is believed to have originated at a seafood and animal market in the city. The CDC states that the virus likely jumped from market animals to humans, and then may have spread between people.

2019-nCov is a flu-like virus that can cause symptoms leading from a severe cold up to pneumonia. Two men in their 60s have died from the disease in Wuhan, with the second passing away on Friday. A man in Japan and a two women in Thailand have also been infected, both having travelled from Wuhan.

The CDC deems the threat to the American public to be low, yet says it is taking “proactive preparedness precautions.”

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Wuhan pneumonia's first non-stop Wuhan passengers landed in New York for inspection

 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began Friday (January 18) a new measure at New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco International Airport for passengers from Wuhan, China, to prevent unidentified pneumonia in Wuhan from entering the United States. The picture shows the New York JFK Airport. (AFP / Getty Images)

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Update: 2020-01-18 11:22 PM    Tags : Wuhan pneumonia , nonstop flight to New York , U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Epoch Times, January 18, 2020] The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will begin a new detection measure for passengers from Wuhan, China at New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco International Airports on Friday (January 18). Preventing unidentified pneumonia in Wuhan from entering the United States.

VOA reports that passengers of China Southern Airlines Flight 8419 ( direct flights from Wuhan to New York ) arrived at JFK International Airport in New York at more than 10 pm on Friday, becoming the first group to be tested.

Miss Yuan, who came out with her luggage, talked about the inspection process and said, "It's just that the crew will send a form on the plane, and then she will ask you to fill in some basic information." Then, take the form to take a test after getting off the plane. Body temperature, "If it is normal, go straight."

Another passenger, Mr. Liu, said, "There is information about whether you have been to Wuhan and your personal information." After getting off the plane, he could leave without any abnormalities.

Mr Howard, who was in transit with his wife and three children in Wuhan, also said, "(The detection process) is very simple and very easy to pass. Just fill in your symptoms, your information, and take your temperature; just 15 minutes."

The health authority of Wuhan City, China, reported on January 17 that as of the 16th, four new cases of pneumonia caused by new coronavirus infection had been reported. There are currently 45 cases, of which 15 were cured, 5 were discharged, and 2 died.

When asked about the local people ’s response to pneumonia in Wuhan, Ms. Yuan, who lives in Wuhan, said, “Someone is scared. Someone wears a mask. I brought a mask when I went to the (airport), but most people have n’t Dai. "She said that everyone was" more afraid of being infected ".

Mr Liu's statement is different. He said: "I feel okay in Wuhan. That's what it says, but everyone feels that the condition is not serious, and going out to pay attention to protective measures should not be a big problem."

At present, there are at least three confirmed cases of Wuhan pneumonia outside China, one in Kanagawa, Japan, and two in Bangkok, Thailand.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that the test is currently targeted only at travelers from Wuhan, China. The center expects an increase in passenger traffic from Wuhan around the Chinese New Year.

U.S. officials estimate that the number of passengers from Wuhan to the three international airports in the United States in the next two weeks will be about 5,000.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of the virus entering the United States is not high, but precautions must be taken.

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