Traveling from China to the US? Here’s what to expect at the airport

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Traveling from China to the US? Here’s what to expect at the airport

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January 26, 2020
By National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Global Migration and Quarantine.
Series: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Global Migration and Quarantine.
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CDC and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are implementing enhanced health screenings to detect travelers with fever, cough, or difficulty breathing when entering the United States.

The screening procedures include:

- Travelers fill out a short questionnaire about their travel, any symptoms, and contact information.

- CDC staff take the temperature of each traveler with a hand-held non-contact thermometer (thermometers that do not touch the skin) and observe the traveler for cough or difficulty breathing. If sick travelers are identified, CDC evaluates them further to determine whether they should be taken to a hospital for medical evaluation and to get care as needed.

If the traveler does not have symptoms, CDC staff will provide health information cards to take with them. The cards tell travelers what symptoms to look out for, and what to do if they develop symptoms within 14 days after leaving China.

This health assessment and request for persons to monitor their health is part of a layered approach to limiting the spread of disease. When used with other public health measures, enhanced entry screening can strengthen our efforts to protect the United States from 2019-nCoV and other diseases
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Airports Air Travel Communicable Disease Control Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Disease Notification Mass Screening Respiratory Tract Infections
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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China ; United States
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