Published 15:01 IST, March 16th 2020
US Customs & Border Protection announces increased staffing amid long queues at airports
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Monday announced that it has increased staffing at all airports to decrease the wait times for travellers.
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United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Monday anunced that it has increased staffing at all airports to decrease wait time for travellers returning from Europe and or parts of world. According to reports, recent development came after travellers complained that y were being me to wait for long hours in close quarters at US airports to get screened for coronavirus.
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan in a statement said that staffing at all major airports has been increased in order to dress long processing times. Morgan furr ded that CBP has engd all local federal partners and stakeholders to develop operational plans at 13 funnelling airports to determine most efficient and safe process flow for travelling public.
passenger flow at US airports recorded a sudden surge after President Donald Trump anunced a travel ban on 26 European countries and n extending it to include United Kingdom and Ireland. President Donald Trump on March 13 declared a state of national emergency in country to prevent spre of dely virus and to develop a way to battle disease.
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Coronavirus outbreak
United States has so far recorded 3,782 cases of coronavirus, of which 102 cases were logged in last 24 hours. country has lost 69 people to contagious disease, while it has successfully treated 73 patients in last three months. As per data, re are currently 3,640 active COVID-19 cases in States, of which 10 are under critical condition.
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COVID-19 has claimed more than 6,500 lives across world and has infected over 1,69,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China is most affected country in world as experts believe that virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally. Italy, Iran, Spain and South Korea are or highly impacted countries where a combined death toll from disease stands at 2,900.
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15:01 IST, March 16th 2020