A series of pressure points has undermined the administration’s efforts to keep the virus from entering the country — and now threaten to hasten its spread
Durbin and Sen. Tammy Duckworth later Sunday jointly called on the administration to direct additional resources to the 13 airports where international passengers from coronavirus-impacted countries are being shunted. They called the response "unacceptable," and noted that the airport hasn't had any contact from DHS, HHS or Customs "to discuss how to accommodate these new travel restrictions, now in effect for travelers coming from 26 additional countries.
CBP's acting commissioner, Mark Morgan, said in a statement Sunday that the agency is "working diligently to address the longer than usual delays" and several airports are already improving. A spokesperson was not able to provide details about any specific steps the agency had taken to get lines under control.
“What people need to understand is if you're an American is if you're an American citizen, you can get back,” Fauci said. “You don't need to rush back, you will be able to get back but it's understandable how when people see the travel ban, they immediately want to hunker and get home. Mike Fraser, executive director for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, said the large crowds at ports of entry are concerning.
Marc Lipsitch, head of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, has said the lax screening of infected travelers may have led to the outbreak in Washington state, the first U.S. state the virus swept through.
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