Travelers coming from the Congo or Guinea to the United States, which have Ebola outbreaks in progress, will be routed to six airports, including Newark Liberty and JFKJ, starting on Thursday and will be required to provide airlines with contact information within 21 days before they arrive at a Centers for disease control request.
The information will be used to identify and locate people in the United States who may have been exposed to Ebola to help prevent the spread of the disease in the United States, CDC officials said in a statement.
The six airports under the CDC’s order already serve 96% of air passengers arriving from these countries, said the CDC. Airlines will be required to collect and forward the information to the CDC for possible follow-up.
Passengers can expect their contact information to be verified by United States officials on arrival for accuracy. CDC will share contact information with local and state health departments for the final destinations of passengers in the USA
Information collected by airlines and verified upon arrival includes the full name of the passengers, address where they are staying in the USA, primary contact telephone number, secondary or emergency contact telephone number and email address.
The order was issued under a February 2020 rule that authorized the CDC to require airlines and other aircraft operators to collect certain data from passengers before boarding a flight to the United States and providing the information to the CDC within 24 hours. hours of a CDC order.
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