A commission of technicians from the US Federal Transportation Administration (TSA) is inspecting the airlines that operate regular flights from the DR to the United States, to ensure they are complying with the Covid-19 preventive measures, recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to the protocol put into effect by the WHO, airline personnel must ask passengers about their origin and report any flu-like symptoms passengers may have.
As reported, the TSA officers who arrived last Sunday, will remain until Saturday, 14 March 2020. The officers are also inspecting Dominican airports and the standards and levels of security established in the terminals by the Specialized Airport and Civil Aviation Security Corps (CESAC).
They are meeting with the managers of the airline companies to ensure more strict and responsive compliance with preventive measures to reduce the possible spread of the coronavirus-19.
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Listin Diario
12 March 2020