LOS ANGELES - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the government will stop conducting enhanced screening of passengers for COVID-19 on inbound international flights.“The United States Government (USG) is innovating and taking a new approach to help keep international air passengers healthy,” the CDC released in a press release on Wednesday.Screenings have been conducted at select U.S.
airports since January, when the first cases of the coronavirus were reported from Wuhan, China. In March, incoming international flights from select high-risk countries had to be directed to 15 designated airports in the United States.Starting Monday, the U.S.