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Two health scares at US airports tied to Mecca pilgrims |
2018-09-08 |
On Wednesday, US health officials sent an emergency response team with mobile diagnostic equipment to John F Kennedy International Airport in New York after they were told that more than 100 passengers aboard an Emirates airlines flight from Dubai were experiencing flu-like symptoms. Dr Martin Cetron, director for the division of Global Migration and Quarantine at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told Reuters in a telephone interview that health officials evaluated nearly 549 passengers at the airport, and sent a total of 11 people to a local hospital for more testing. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#1 So when do we start quarantining these walking bio-hazards? |
Posted by: Frank G 2018-09-08 10:04 |