Virus screenings jam US airports; ‘atrocious,’ a flyer says

[JimO]

[h=1]Virus screenings jam US airports; ‘atrocious,’ a flyer says[/h] Long lines and hourslong waits for required medical screenings greeted weary travelers returning to some U.S. airports amid coronavirus-related travel restrictions.

The dense crowds Saturday at some of the 13 airports where travelers from Europe are being funneled — among the busiest across the country — formed even as public health officials called for “social distancing” to stem the spread of the pandemic.

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[JimO]

I've been seeing photos on Twitter showing the crowds waiting up to 8 hours to be screened. It looks like refugees escaping war. It is incredible that this is happening in our airports while we are cancelling public events and gatherings. It's worse than the cruise ship scenarios because people from diverse locations are crammed together for hours and then, assuming they don't have a fever, are released to disburse across the community. And, many of these people are coming from Europe and have likely been exposed. You couldn't do much more if you were trying to deliberately spread the virus. As they say, the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

 

[JimO]

Check out the photos in the article. They speak for themselves.