New data from the Trump administration shows few passengers were stopped in initial screenings of international flights from early coronavirus hotspots outside of China
Passenger screenings at Italian airports resulted in just 13 passengers being stopped from boarding flights to the US from Rome in the first two weeks in March, after the US announced all passengers from Italy would receive health screenings due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to data provided to the House Oversight Committee.
In addition to the screenings, the committee is scrutinizing the long lines that emerged at US airports after the European travel restrictions were put in place, where passengers returning to the US were waiting for hours -- and not social distancing -- to go through customs and immigration.The committee said it was briefed by officials from Customs and Border Protection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department.
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