As COVID ravages China, US expands testing system for incoming travelers

The U.S. is expanding its COVID-19 testing system. Travelers arriving to the states will now be able to voluntarily and anonymously take tests that track new variants.

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And down the road, some scientists are calling for wider use of an additional strategy: screening wastewater from toilet tanks on arriving airplanes.infectious disease Some scientists are worried the COVID-19 surge in China could unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world, since every infection is another chance for the virus to change. There's no sign of a new variant from China at this point. But one reason for new testing requirements, according to the CDC, is a lack of adequate and transparent information from China on viral strains infecting people there.

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