Airport screening ineffective against Covid-19, says CDC

Top US health body pushed back on the idea of returning to airports screenings. FMTNews Airport

Health officials check tourists’ temperatures as they arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok, Thailand on March 4.

Internal emails obtained by USA Today on Saturday showed CDC officials urging President Donald Trump’s administration to reconsider the plan for fever checks as a means to restore confidence. Officials screened about 12,000 passengers between Feb 3 and March 17, giving them instructions on self-monitoring.

“The benefits of screening for case detection at the airport might be limited for respiratory disease with the potential for presymptomatic and asymptomatic transmission, such as Covid-19,” the reports’ authors wrote. Trump’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said the effort would be visible and instil confidence in travellers, according to meeting notes cited by the newspaper.

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