Dozens of health screeners at LAX ordered to self-quarantine - U.S. official


  • World
  • Sunday, 08 Mar 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of health care screeners and other employees at Los Angeles International Airport have been ordered to self-quarantine, after two colleagues tested positive for the coronavirus, a federal official told Reuters.

The two screeners were tasked with checking passengers arriving at LAX on international flights into the United States. A government official who was briefed on the matter said it is not yet clear if the screeners were infected by passengers, others at the airport or in their own communities.

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