The Department of Homeland Security has added three additional airports to its initial list of eight U.S. airports authorized to accept incoming flights from China amid concerns over the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus. On Sunday, Chad F. Wolf, the acting secretary of the DHS, issued supplementary instructions for aircraft arriving from China, which may now also be directed to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas, and the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Michigan. Flights from China are expected to begin being funneled into these additional airports on Monday, Feb. 3. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe DHS’ stricter regulations for incoming flights from China come amid concerns over the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, which, as of Monday morning, had claimed the lives of 361 and sickened over 17,000. The State Department, meanwhile, has issued a Level 4 travel alert (Do Not Travel) for China.

Source: Fox News February 03, 2020 13:51 UTC