U.S. Airports to Stop Screening International Passengers for COVID-19 Starting Monday

[Jilchika]

As of Monday, September 14, the U.S. government will cease to conduct COVID-19 screenings of arriving international travelers, Yahoo News reported Wednesday.

The order reportedly come from the White House, though no public announcement has been made at the time of publishing. The screenings in question have taken place across 15 select airports—including New York's John F. Kennedy, Los Angeles International, and Atlanta—since January, and have included temperature checks and health questionnaires (which gather contact information for tracing) administered by government officials to incoming international travelers. These efforts have coincided with a routing of all flights from "high-risk" countries, like China, Iran, and much of Europe, into these airports, which is also reported to end at 12:01 a.m. on Monday.

This warning comes as COVID-19 numbers rise in the U.S., and travel restrictions are in place in nearly 20 states. It also comes on the heels of reporting by Megan Sauer for Condé Nast Traveler that screenings at U.S. airports have been inconsistent in past months—and notably weaker than efforts by other countries). Some experts say such shortcomings may be to blame for the extent of the virus's spread within the states.

 

It is unclear if airlines will step up their own screenings in the absence of government efforts, though previous calls by U.S. airlines for the Transportation Security Administration to take a larger role in screening responsibilities makes that seem unlikely. Most U.S. airlines' current screening procedures are limited to health questionnaires at check-in, with industry trade group Airlines for America having called "all screening processes for the traveling public ... the responsibility of the U.S. government."

 

Currently, the government does not conduct any screenings of domestic airline passengers. Travel restrictions remain for international travelers from a handful of countries, including China, Iran, Brazil, and the European Union, though the state department lifted its "Do Not Travel" advisory for U.S. travelers in early August.

[Dippindots]

Wouldn’t really make much difference anyways 

[Anta Assamey]

MAGA ..

[Amrita]

Ma parents month back vachinappufu kuda em screening cheyaledu. Just temp check chesi they were transferred to connecting flight . 

[friesNfrappe]

1 minute ago, Amrita said:

Ma parents month back vachinappufu kuda em screening cheyaledu. Just temp check chesi they were transferred to connecting flight . 

Akka, India to US travel ki covid testing needed? Me parents normal gane vachesara or did they require to submit any docs or tests?

[Amrita]

4 minutes ago, friesNfrappe said:

Akka, India to US travel ki covid testing needed? Me parents normal gane vachesara or did they require to submit any docs or tests?

E month lo covid test mandatory ayindi ani DB lo annaru mari . Exactly a month back my parents came in Vande Bharat . We had to submit health declaration  form that They don’t have any covid symptoms anthe . Then we could online checkin . USA lo SFO lo temp check chesaru and we’re put into connecting flight . We did home quarantine just to be safe . Thankfully they came Safe . 
 

Buy face shields , toilet covers , pee sprays , gloves , masks , aprons , disinfectant wipes , hand wipes and sanitizers . Enni konna devudu daya they came safe 🙏🙏🙏

[friesNfrappe]

11 minutes ago, Amrita said:

E month lo covid test mandatory ayindi ani DB lo annaru mari . Exactly a month back my parents came in Vande Bharat . We had to submit health declaration  form that They don’t have any covid symptoms anthe . Then we could online checkin . USA lo SFO lo temp check chesaru and we’re put into connecting flight . We did home quarantine just to be safe . Thankfully they came Safe . 
 

Buy face shields , toilet covers , pee sprays , gloves , masks , aprons , disinfectant wipes , hand wipes and sanitizers . Enni konna devudu daya they came safe 🙏🙏🙏

Oh. Nenu mostly october or nov lo travel back. So appudu chuskovali em adugutharo. Nadhi UA so em differences untayyo travel lo.

anni konnava😮 nenu only mask thappa edhi carry cheyale but lucky ga im still negative. Thats nice, parents ki a matram safety measures teskovalsindhe .. im glad they r fine  

[Amrita]

7 minutes ago, friesNfrappe said:

Oh. Nenu mostly october or nov lo travel back. So appudu chuskovali em adugutharo. Nadhi UA so em differences untayyo travel lo.

anni konnava😮 nenu only mask thappa edhi carry cheyale but lucky ga im still negative. Thats nice, parents ki a matram safety measures teskovalsindhe .. im glad they r fine  

Appudu inka chala few ppl traveling no ? Also parents to risk kada . I didn’t sleep for 3 weeks till their quarantine was over. I was very scared honestly .  Vallaki na valla emanna ayite life lo I can’t excuse myself .  Yeah keep checking website of UA. You beauty queen ?

[friesNfrappe]

10 minutes ago, Amrita said:

Appudu inka chala few ppl traveling no ? Also parents to risk kada . I didn’t sleep for 3 weeks till their quarantine was over. I was very scared honestly .  Vallaki na valla emanna ayite life lo I can’t excuse myself .  Yeah keep checking website of UA. You beauty queen ?

Yah unless emergency avthey thappa not recommended to travel. Anni safety measures teeskunte less chances. 
yupp, ade cheyali.

yah Im BQ

[Amrita]

1 minute ago, friesNfrappe said:

Yah unless emergency avthey thappa not recommended to travel. Anni safety measures teeskunte less chances. 
yupp, ade cheyali.

yah Im BQ

 Yeah . Cool ! Have a great trip !

[Pappu_Packitmaar]

Finally, the world is awakening up to reality..! 
 

Such things will not have any effect on controlling or restricting Covid, unnessasary and additional burden on the system.

[Assam_Bhayya]

endhi vayya ee ghoram, asalu international flight lu chala deshala air space lo pass ayithayi kadaa. . . atlaa test cheyakunda vadilesthe in case okka karrona infected passenger ekkinaa dani valla aa flight pass ayina prathi country air space fill avuthadhi kada e airborne virus tho. . . too much vayya . . . 

evar va responsibullu 

 

@tom bhayya ba cheppinana, bless me  ee roju nundi nee sidhanthaalu follow avvadame. . . . 

[Sarvapindi]

just mukku noru mooskondi migatha anni open seyyandi

[veerigadu]

Kanisam temperature screening kuda lekapothe yetta??

Brazil nundi oka 1000 and India nundi oka 1000 mandhi digithe set ayitharu veelu malli

[Catalpha]

Maybe they gave up?