The CDC began screening at Los Angeles International, John F. Kennedy International and San Francisco International airports earlier this month as concerns about the new coronavirus began to increase. Last week, the agency began enhanced screening of passengers at two additional airports, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson and Chicago O’Hare International. Expanding screening to 15 additional airports where the CDC has quarantine stations in place poses less of a logistical challenge and will enable officials to reach 95 percent of travelers coming from China, officials said. The cards were already being distributed to passengers who arrived at airports that did not have enhanced screening in place. Officials in Wuhan closed the city’s international airport, and many airlines have canceled flights to and from China.

Source: Washington Post January 30, 2020 19:44 UTC