Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced on Friday that the coronavirus has been declared a public health emergency in the U.S. Beginning at 5 p.m. on Feb. 2, U.S. citizens returning from Hubei province will be subject to a 14-day quarantine, while other Americans who traveled elsewhere in China will be instructed to self-monitor for possible symptoms.
Azar also said that President Trump is temporarily suspending entry into the U.S. for foreign nationals who pose a risk of transmitting the virus.
In the same press conference, the Department of Homeland Security announced that starting on Sunday, flights coming to the U.S. from China will be funneled through seven airports that are equipped to screen passengers for symptoms of the virus.
Officials continued to stress that the overall risk to the American public remains low, but that the measures being taken are to help "focus efforts as we are dealing with unknowns."
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5 comments:
FEB 2 ANYONE with symptoms gets QUARANTINE FOR 2 WEEKS.
We are getting ready to see F.U.B.A.R.
There are SU students who were in China and returned just ahead of the travel ban. I am happy and supportive of an international student body. This is about health concerns. I believe they and any others who have returned since the outbreak should be quarantined for 14 days. That’s how you break or diminish the cycle.
Stop allowing flights from China or Hong Kong until it’s contained.
More Americans died so far from influenza this year. Declaring it an emergency opens up new funding.
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