Featured Map for 22 January 2020:
Coronavirus Screening at U.S. Airports

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced yesterday the first confirmed case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the United States, in the state of Washington. Last Friday, the CDC announced the implementation of enhanced health screenings for travelers on direct or connecting flights from Wuhan, China, at three U.S. airports handling the most travelers from Wuhan: San Francisco, New York (JFK), and Los Angeles. The CDC subsequently said that screening would start this week at two more airports: Atlanta and Chicago (O'Hare).

Today's Featured Map shows the three existing screening airports in red and the two planned additions in orange. Routes are for illustraion as only two are served non-stop from the U.S., both by China Southern Airlines with 3x weekly flights to SFO (Boeing 777-300ER) and 3x weekly flights to JFK (Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner). Other entry points are served via connections at airports including Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai (Pudong), and Tokyo (Narita), all marked in yellow on the map.

Updates:

• 22 January 2020: Chinese officials will suspend transportation within Wuhan, the city at the center of the current coronavirus outbreak, along with outbound air and rail service, effective 10 am local time on 23 January 2020.
  • Transportation shut down in city where new coronavirus originated – The Verge (22 January 2020)
  • Coronavirus: China to bar 11m residents from leaving city at centre of outbreak – The Guardian (22 January 2020)

References and additional information:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • First Travel-related Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Detected in United States (21 January 2020)
  • Public Health Screening to Begin at 3 U.S. Airports for 2019 Novel Coronavirus ("2019-nCoV") (17 January 2020)
  • 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
• FlightAware
  • Flight Results: (WUH) Wuhan Tianhe - (SFO) San Francisco Intl
  • Flight Results: (WUH) Wuhan Tianhe - (JFK) John F Kennedy Intl
  • Flight Results: (WUH) Wuhan Tianhe - (LAX) Los Angeles Intl
  • Flight Results: (WUH) Wuhan Tianhe - (ATL) Hartsfield-Jackson Intl
  • Flight Results: (WUH) Wuhan Tianhe - (ORD) Chicago O'Hare Intl
• China Southern Airlines