Screening travelers for symptoms of Covid-19 was ineffective, CDC study says


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DATE: Nov. 18, 2020, 10:23 a.m.

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  1. Temperature and symptom-based screening programs don't help catch coronavirus cases, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report that took a closer look at the programs used at US airports until mid-September.
  2. In January, the CDC started an enhanced screening program for air passengers arriving from certain countries with widespread transmission of the novel coronavirus.

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