An airplane evacuating as many as 240 Americans from a Chinese city at the center of a virus outbreak has landed in the U.S. Its first stop was Anchorage, Alaska, where travelers were to be re-screened for the virus.
An airplane, background, carrying U.S. citizens being evacuated from Wuhan, China, makes a refueling stop at the north terminal at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska Tuesday evening, Jan. 28, 2020.
But first, the travelers were to be re-screened in Anchorage for the virus, and hospitals were prepared to treat or quarantine people who may be infected. Symptoms of the virus include fever, cough, and in more severe cases shortness of breath or pneumonia. The lobby in the international terminal was nearly empty Tuesday afternoon, and an airport employee was seen jogging through the facility, which has closed counters for companies like Korean Air, China Airlines and Asiana Airlines. There are two businesses operating at either end of the ticket counters, a 4x4 rental agency and a satellite office of the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles.
Curt Hagman, an Ontario airport commissioner, said the Centers for Disease Control announced the diversion.
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