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Point blank, everyone traveling from China should get their temperature taken before entering customs. If you have a fever a mandatory quarantine would be required. An infrared forehead scanner can be used for speed.
Once quarantined person has a choice of a physical to determine cause of fever. If person doesn't have a virus they would be allowed in. If a person is suspected of a virus or they refuse an exam they could either be quarantined or return to China.
I been thinking about this and checked a few sources concerning viruses emanating from China.
This article was written early in the spread of COVID-19 but answers some of those questions.
Not trying to single out the Chinese people. This would apply to anyone traveling from China or has been there in the last 30 days based on passport. Medical experts can determine how high a fever qualifies for further examination.
Once quarantined person has a choice of a physical to determine cause of fever. If person doesn't have a virus they would be allowed in. If a person is suspected of a virus or they refuse an exam they could either be quarantined or return to China.
I been thinking about this and checked a few sources concerning viruses emanating from China.
The Asian Flu in 1956 killed between one and four million people worldwide. SARS in 2002 infected 8,098 and killed 774 in seventeen counties. H7N9 emerged ten years later to strike at least 1,223 people and kill four out of every ten of them. Now, the milder, yet more infectious COVID-19 has sickened more than 70,000 across the globe, resulting in 1,771 deaths.
All of these outbreaks originated in China, but why? Why is China such a hotspot for novel diseases?
This article was written early in the spread of COVID-19 but answers some of those questions.
Why Do New Disease Outbreaks Always Seem to Start in China? | RealClearScience
The Asian Flu in 1956 killed between one and four million people worldwide. SARS in 2002 infected 8,098 and killed 774 in seventeen counties. H7N9 emerged ten years later to strike at least 1,223...
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Not trying to single out the Chinese people. This would apply to anyone traveling from China or has been there in the last 30 days based on passport. Medical experts can determine how high a fever qualifies for further examination.