Appeals for calm by the Trump administration and the CDC haven't done much to ease the worries of airport workers, who say they're on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Humans — workers and flight crews as well as passengers — can be exposed to any number of pathogens at airports. EVA Air employees are seen wearing face masks at the Los Angeles airport in February amid the coronavirus outbreak. U.S. officials advise masks are not the best way to mitigate one's risk of contracting the virus.Humans — workers and flight crews as well as passengers — can be exposed to any number of pathogens at airports.
In the end, Barbara Gomez did not get on the plane. She was eventually reassigned to clean a domestic flight.In this modern age of jet travel, it was a matter of time that the coronavirus would appear in the United States. As of Sunday,and dozens have been infected in the U.S., but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of contracting the virus remains low.
Security personnel, gate agents and other employees come in contact with hundreds of travelers a day. Cleaning crews have to mop up bodily fluids such as vomit, mucus and blood. Many of these workers say they lack gloves and respiratory masks as well as the information they need to protect themselves.
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