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Health Headlines - 2-5-19

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Health Headlines - 2-5-19
Health Headlines - 2-5-19

In today's health headlines we talk about how the Coronavirus has limited the places that people can fly and increased screening for international flyers.

Around 5000 people on Cruise Ships have been kept on ships to make sure that the Coronavirus is not impacting any on board.

THE CORONAVIRUS IS LIMITED WHEREPEOPLE CAN FLY.THERE ARE NOW ONLY ELEVEN U-SAIRPORTS... APPROVED TO ACCEPTINCOMING FLIGHTS... ORPASSENGERS FROM CHINA.DETROIT METRO IS ONE OF THEM.AS CONTESSA BREWER SHOWS US..THAT'S PLACING A STRAIN ON BOTHAIRLINES ANDPASSENGERS.:00-:05"IT WAS A TWO AND HALF HOUREXPERIENCE OF FEELING LIKE A RATIN A MAZE."A CUSTOMS HASSLE FORINTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN BENBICKFORD, JOINING OTHERFOREIGNERS ARRIVING AT JFK- SOMEWEARING MASKS, ALL FACINGQUESTIONS ABOUT RECENT TRAVEL.WE WERE ASKED ABOUT WHETHER WE'DBEEN TO CHINA- WHETHER THERE WASSOMEONE ELSE WHO CAME TO MYPLACE, OR DID I INTERACT WITHANYONE WHO CAME FROM CHINA, WHENI BOARDED MY FLIGHTIN MUMBAI AS WELL AS WHEN ILANDED HERE IN NEW YORK.OVERSEAS, THE AIRLINES ARERESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRST STEPOF ENFORCING THE NEW SWEEPINGTRAVELRESTRICTIONS: CHECKING PASSPORTSOR DIGITAL ITINERARIES FOR TIESTO CHINA... POSSIBLY, FACINGFINES IF PASSENGERS SLIPTHROUGH.:43-52SHE'S VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE SHEFEELS VERY PANICKED BECAUSE WEDON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOINGON OVER THERE.THE FEAR IS NOW INFECTING EVENTHOSE DROPPING OFF INTERNATIONALTRAVELERS AND AIRPORT WORKERSTHEMSELVES, WHO TOLD CNBC-THEY'VE BEEN CAUTIONED TOPROTECT THEMSELVES WITH MASKSAND GLOVES.THREE U-S AIRLINES HAVESUSPENDED SERVICE TO AND FROMCHINA- UNITED, AMERICAN ANDDELTA,WHICH HASN'T SCHEDULED ITSSERVICE AGAIN UNTIL THE END OFAPRIL.AND THE LIST OF OTHER COUNTRIESWITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IS LONGAND GROWING- WHICH MEANSDELAYS AT DEPARTURES ANDARRIVAL- MISSING AND RE- BOOKINGFLIGHTS.I'VE ALREADY SPENT MORE THAN$1,000 U.S. DOLLARS JUST IN THISVISA PROCESS.

AND WITH THEDELAYS THATI'VE EXPERIENCED SINCEYESTERDAY.

AND I SLEPT ONBENCHES INSIDE FRANKFURT AIRPORTLAST NIGHT TODEAL WITH THIS.THAT BUSINESSMAN ALSO SAYING...HE THINKS REMOTE CONFERENCINGWILLSEE A BIG BOOM BECAUSE OF THEHASSLE.IF THAT HAPPENS... IT'S LIKELYTO HURT THE AIRLINES' FINANCIALPICTURE EVEN MORE.AROUND 5-THOUSAND PEOPLE AREBEING QUARANTINED ON TWO CRUISESHIPS IN ASIA...BECAUSE OF CONCERNS OVER THECORONAVIRUS.THE WORRY..

IS THAT PASSENGERSAND CREW ON THE SHIPS..

OFF HONGKONG ANDJAPAN,,, WERE INADVERTENTLYEXPOSED TO THE CORONAVIRUS BYINFECTED PASSENGERS.HEALTH SCREENINGS ARE TAKINGPLACE ON BOTH SHIPS.THE CORONAVIRUS HAS INFECTEDMORE THAN 20-THOUSAND PEOPLE INMAINLAND CHINA... ANDALMOST 2-HUNDRED WORLDWIDE

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