Quote Originally Posted by DickWhitman View Post
You guys know that there are no actual flights to the U.S. from those countries, right? Even if there was an "air traffic ban" to the U.S. from those places, people would still find a way to get here from neighboring countries/indirect means.
Anyone arriving legally in a country, even through connecting flights and not directly, will have their passport scanned. That should tell you where they have been and when. If they have been in the outbreak countries they could immediately be put in 22 day lock down quarantine. If they pass that period symptom free they would be free to enter.

It might be a better way of screening but it is too cumbersome, too costly, will hurt international travel and all the companies that depend on it for profits. Economically not a viable solution from a political view point. Then there are those that will get in illegally and leak through anyway.

There is no foolproof way to contain it. You just have to minimize risk as much as possible for the cases that do happen. You have to learn from mistakes made in the handling of the cases that do get through and rectify the problems quickly.

Bob