A report claims airport passenger temperature checks could soon be carried out as soon as next week.
The Transportation Security Administration could soon start checking passenger's temperatures in roughly a dozen airports nationwide in order to detect possible, could take place as soon as next week as officials work to help combat the spread of the virus.that details of the plan are under review by the White House and are subject to change. It is also not known what airports will be used to test the new scanning procedures.
According to a White House official, the initial plan will cost less than $20 million to implement and passengers will not be charged to have their temperature checked. In a statement to CNN, a spokesperson for the agency downplayed the reports, saying,"At this time, no decision has been made regarding specific health screening measures at airports.colleagues, as well as our airport and airline partners, will enable the agency to make informed decisions with regard to the health and safety of the aviation environment. The safety and security of the traveling public and our employees will always be our top priority," the spokesperson said.
Rep. Bennie G.
statement."Any measures put in place should be based on the guidance of medical officials, not a desire to restart the economy at the expense of public health."
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