Posted on 10/21/2014 11:20:29 AM PDT by tcrlaf
Anyone flying to the United States from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa must enter the country through one of five airports screening for the disease, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh C. Johnson said Tuesday as the Obama administration stepped up precautions to stop the spread of the virus.
Last week, the government instituted temperature checks for West Africans arriving at Kennedy International in New York, Newark Liberty International, Washington Dulles International, O’Hare International in Chicago, and Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta. The five airports already account for 94 percent of all arrivals from the affected countries, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. A fever is one symptom of the disease and an indication that the person could be infectious.
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ABC already changed their headline from "DHS Enacts Travel Restrictions..." to the above.
And its still pointless and easily avoided.
Just plum dumb!
As it is, you can’t bring a pet into the country without its sitting in quarantine for weeks...but diseased humans... we’re OK with that?
I’m OK with this, if it is five airports in Africa!!!!
Hey at least they gave Americans a heads up on where the outbreaks will start!
Somebody needs to sell me an extra I to spell "ID*OT"! But I can spell "TARD"!
Run for the border!
Too bad Atlanta had to be included...
No reason for 5 airports. Just means they might not be able to fly when they want. Too bad!!
Since one can be infected with Ebola but not show symptoms for 21 days, there is no way to find out who is infected at any airport.
About 150 people enter USA every day from those 3 affected countries. Good luck!
Dead Ebola Guy flew into Dulles and they didn’t stop him from flying to Dallas and infecting the two nurses.
I read elsewhere that flights from those African countries have ALWAYS arrived at those five mentioned U.S. HUB airports.
So who is B.S.ing who? There is nothing different!
You can’t bring a coconut from the Virgin Islands onto an airplane
As if being infected with Ebola weren’t punishment enough...
Yes route them to the some very large population centers.
From Africa with deadly love via India, Tokyo, and Hawaii...
The Japanese are actually serious about protecting their citizens and don't bow at the altar of political correctness.
They aren't afraid to profile either.
still apparently you can go from Liberia to India..
so if Tokyo is out then theres always the airline whose “all about you” Korean ...
Through Osan to Honolulu ???
United flies non-stop from Beijing to San Fran..
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