The health official told police they could not be reached Mother of a 9-year-old child. The family was scheduled to leave Baltimore / Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) in less than two hours.
State police immediately reached out to police at the airport’s law enforcement agency – Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) and gave them the time, place and names of the family’s departure, Nelson said.
Within 15 minutes, the state police received an order of legal isolation and quarantine from the health officer and both documents came into the hands of the officers at the airport.
It took airport officials about half an hour to find the family, and by: 45 :: 45: 45, they were able to find the mother on the phone. Health officials.
It all happened “under an hour,” Nelson said. “Never arrived on a plane, there was no significant exposure or anything like that.”
The boy was sent home with a detention order and a separation order for his mother due to direct contact with his family. The family has not been identified and it is not clear when or why they were tested for the virus.
The stop was a good demonstration of the functioning of the state’s coordination system, Nelson said, and is a testament to the trust built across the state during this year, until the local health department can get critical information across the state. Just a matter of minutes.
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