According to a report from the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. The efforts of the arriving screen passengers were in more trouble than their cost.
The CDC, with the help of the Department of Homeland Security, checked passengers at airports in some countries during January to September. Authorities examined more than 6,000,600 passengers, but eventually only 35 travelers were tested for coronavirus and only nine tested positive.
That’s just one positive case featured by 85,000 passengers. And officials were losing contact information for a “significant proportion” of screened passengers.
The new report, published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, found that the program was “resource-intensive” despite providing low case detection rates. The attempt was ultimately “ineffective” because COV-19 infected people could not show symptoms even though they were transmitting the virus to others.
The new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that U.S. The efforts of the arriving screen passengers were in more trouble than their cost. (AP Photo / Taton Sufflana)
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Screening includes observation for signs of illness, no contact-temperature checks, and a questionnaire about symptoms and contact. Passengers who were ill or came in contact with someone else infected with the virus were then referred to a medical officer for further assessment.
Although airport screenings were in place, there were questions about their cost. During the summer, TSA chief David Pekoske said temperature checks are “not guaranteed” to passengers or do not have Covid-19, Fox News previously reported.
And while the screenings were in place, they did not stop spreading the virus. Coronavirus has killed more than 250,000 Americans and infected 11 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. U.S. The average number of new daily cases in has recently reached record levels.
Authorities examined more than 6,000,600 passengers, but eventually only 35 travelers were tested for coronavirus and only nine tested positive. (AP Photo / Andy Wang, file)
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The CDC ended the screening in September, choosing to focus on efforts to reduce the “more effective” virus rather than focusing on individual passengers, the agency said at the time.
“Re-avoiding mitigation efforts at the risk of individual passengers during air travel [U.S. government] Can effectively protect the health of the American people, “officials said in a press release.
The new report indicated that the collection of passenger contact information prior to arrival would help for timely contact. It can also reduce the risk of spreading the rotavirus between geographical areas.
The air travel industry has led to the scrutiny of more passengers on top of other precautions such as the need for masks. (Elizabeth Flores / Star Tribune by AP)
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The air travel industry has led to the scrutiny of more passengers on top of other precautions such as the need for masks. Airline flights began offering fast COVID-19 testing for passengers last month. Added free coronavirus testing on flights between Newark, New Jersey and London just now by United Airlines. Los Angeles International Airport opened test sites this week with a 24-hour turn.
Once passengers board, it is relatively safe to fly in an aircraft, due to the aircraft’s mask requirements and the aircraft’s air filtration systems. A recent study by the Department of Defense found that COVID-19 exposure in flight is “extremely unlikely.”
However, there are travel risks and the epidemic has cooled travel around the U.S. Until last week, U.S. airlines passenger volume was only 63 63% a year ago, according to industry group, Airlines for America.
