Passengers from Ebola-hit countries to be screened at five U.S. airports
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The United States will begin screening passengers arriving at U.S. airports from West Africa for fever starting this weekend, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, in the hope of avoiding an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the United States.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the five airports include Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
"These five airports, as you may know, are the destination for 94 percent of individuals who travel to the United States from the three countries that are currently affected by Ebola," Earnest told reporters at the White House press briefing.
In the screening, authorities will use a non-invasive device to take the temperature of passengers and ask them to fill out a questionnaire created by the U.S. Centers for Di
The United States will begin screening passengers arriving at U.S. airports from West Africa for fever starting this weekend, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, in the hope of avoiding an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the United States.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the five airports include Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
"These five airports, as you may know, are the destination for 94 percent of individuals who travel to the United States from the three countries that are currently affected by Ebola," Earnest told reporters at the White House press briefing.
In the screening, authorities will use a non-invasive device to take the temperature of passengers and ask them to fill out a questionnaire created by the U.S. Centers for Di