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Thursday, 18 April 2024

'Not One Question': Woman Says International Travelers Were Not Screened for Coronavirus at OHare

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'Not One Question': Woman Says International Travelers Were Not Screened for Coronavirus at OHare
'Not One Question': Woman Says International Travelers Were Not Screened for Coronavirus at OHare

The coronavirus pandemic is prompting concern among travelers, especially those flying back from Europe.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SPRINGIT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SPRINGBREAK TRIP OF A LIFETIME...BREAK TRIP OF A LIFETIME...BREAK TRIP OF A LIFETIME...INSTEAD --INSTEAD --"THAT'S THE ONLY STORE THAT'S"THAT'S THE ONLY STORE THAT'SOPEN.""THAT'S THE ONLY STORE THAT'SOPEN."MELISSA HAMBLEY AND HEROPEN."MELISSA HAMBLEY AND HERMELISSA HAMBLEY AND HERMELISSA HAMBLEY AND HERBOYFRIEND WERE TAKEN BACK BY THEBOYFRIEND WERE TAKEN BACK BY THEBOYFRIEND WERE TAKEN BACK BY THEEMPTINESS AT ROME'SBOYFRIEND WERE TAKEN BACK BY THEEMPTINESS AT ROME'SMAJOR AIRPORT..EMPTINESS AT ROME'SMAJOR AIRPORT..MAJOR AIRPORT..MAJOR AIRPORT..AND SOME OF ITALY'S MOST POPULARAND SOME OF ITALY'S MOST POPULARAND SOME OF ITALY'S MOST POPULARTOURIST ATTRACTIONS..

SEEMINGLYTOURIST ATTRACTIONS..

SEEMINGLYTOURIST ATTRACTIONS..

SEEMINGLYFORGOTTEN AFTER THE GOVERNMENTFORGOTTEN AFTER THE GOVERNMENTFORGOTTEN AFTER THE GOVERNMENTLOCKED DOWN EVERYTHING BUTLOCKED DOWN EVERYTHING BUTLOCKED DOWN EVERYTHING BUTGROCERY STORES, BANKS ANDGROCERY STORES, BANKS ANDGROCERY STORES, BANKS ANDPHARMACIES.PHARMACIES.PHARMACIES."AS SOON AS WE GOT THERE, WE"AS SOON AS WE GOT THERE, WE"AS SOON AS WE GOT THERE, WEKIND OF REALIZED THE GRAVITY OFKIND OF REALIZED THE GRAVITY OFKIND OF REALIZED THE GRAVITY OFTHE SITUATION, AND OUR ANXIETYKIND OF REALIZED THE GRAVITY OFTHE SITUATION, AND OUR ANXIETYJUST KINDTHE SITUATION, AND OUR ANXIETYJUST KINDJUST KINDOF ESCALATED EVERY HOUR WE WEREOF ESCALATED EVERY HOUR WE WERETHERE."THERE."TO MANY -- THAT'S SCARY ENOUGH..TO MANY -- THAT'S SCARY ENOUGH..BUT IT WAS HER RETURN TRIPBUT IT WAS HER RETURN TRIPBUT IT WAS HER RETURN TRIPBACK..

PARTICULARLY ARRIVING ATBACK..

PARTICULARLY ARRIVING ATBACK..

PARTICULARLY ARRIVING ATCHICAGO'S O'HARE INTERNATIONALCHICAGO'S O'HARE INTERNATIONALCHICAGO'S O'HARE INTERNATIONALAIRPORT..

THAT WORRIED HER THECHICAGO'S O'HARE INTERNATIONALAIRPORT..

THAT WORRIED HER THEMOST.AIRPORT..

THAT WORRIED HER THEMOST.MOST."NOT ONE QUESTION WAS ASKED"NOT ONE QUESTION WAS ASKEDWHERE WE CAME FROM, IF WE FELTWHERE WE CAME FROM, IF WE FELTILL, WHAT TO DO IF WE DID STARTWHERE WE CAME FROM, IF WE FELTILL, WHAT TO DO IF WE DID STARTFEELINGILL, WHAT TO DO IF WE DID STARTFEELINGFEELINGILL.

I MEAN, NO ONE'SILL.

I MEAN, NO ONE'STEMPERATURE WAS BEING TAKEN.TEMPERATURE WAS BEING TAKEN.TEMPERATURE WAS BEING TAKEN.NOTHING OF THE SORT."NOTHING OF THE SORT."HAMBLEY SAYS SHE EXPECTED ALL OFHAMBLEY SAYS SHE EXPECTED ALL OFTHAT..HAMBLEY SAYS SHE EXPECTED ALL OFTHAT..INSTEAD -- SHE SAYS U-S CUSTOMSTHAT..INSTEAD -- SHE SAYS U-S CUSTOMSTHAT..INSTEAD -- SHE SAYS U-S CUSTOMSAGENTS ONLY ASKED HOW LONG SHEINSTEAD -- SHE SAYS U-S CUSTOMSAGENTS ONLY ASKED HOW LONG SHEINSTEAD -- SHE SAYS U-S CUSTOMSAGENTS ONLY ASKED HOW LONG SHEWAS GONE..

THENAGENTS ONLY ASKED HOW LONG SHEWAS GONE..

THENAGENTS ONLY ASKED HOW LONG SHEWAS GONE..

THENSTAMPED HER PASSPORT..WAS GONE..

THENSTAMPED HER PASSPORT..STAMPED HER PASSPORT..MUCH TO HER SURPRISE..

ANDMUCH TO HER SURPRISE..

ANDCONCERN.

"THE CUSTOMS AGENTSCONCERN.

"THE CUSTOMS AGENTSCONCERN.

"THE CUSTOMS AGENTSWEREN'T EVEN WEARING GLOVES ORWEREN'T EVEN WEARING GLOVES ORWEREN'T EVEN WEARING GLOVES ORMASKS OR ANYTHING..."MASKS OR ANYTHING..."WE REACHED OUT TO U-S CUSTOMSWE REACHED OUT TO U-S CUSTOMSAND BORDER PATROL FOR COMMENT ONWE REACHED OUT TO U-S CUSTOMSAND BORDER PATROL FOR COMMENT ONTHE LACKAND BORDER PATROL FOR COMMENT ONTHE LACKAND BORDER PATROL FOR COMMENT ONTHE LACKOF SCREENING..THE LACKOF SCREENING..OF SCREENING..DESPITE THE ITALIAN LOCKDOWN.DESPITE THE ITALIAN LOCKDOWN.AND THOUSANDS OF CASES ALREADYDESPITE THE ITALIAN LOCKDOWN.AND THOUSANDS OF CASES ALREADYREPORTEDAND THOUSANDS OF CASES ALREADYREPORTEDREPORTEDTHERE..

A SPOKESMAN SAYS THETHERE..

A SPOKESMAN SAYS THEAGENCY ONLY SWITCHED TO ENHANCEDTHERE..

A SPOKESMAN SAYS THEAGENCY ONLY SWITCHED TO ENHANCEDSCREENINGAGENCY ONLY SWITCHED TO ENHANCEDSCREENINGSCREENINGSCREENINGFOR INCOMING EUROPEAN FLIGHTS ATFOR INCOMING EUROPEAN FLIGHTS ATFOR INCOMING EUROPEAN FLIGHTS ATMIDNIGHT SATURDAY..

AND WILL NOWFOR INCOMING EUROPEAN FLIGHTS ATMIDNIGHT SATURDAY..

AND WILL NOWLOOK ATMIDNIGHT SATURDAY..

AND WILL NOWLOOK ATLOOK ATLOOK ATHISTORY RECORDS..

ASKHISTORY RECORDS..

ASKHISTORY RECORDS..

ASKQUESTIONS..

AND OBSERVE THEHISTORY RECORDS..

ASKQUESTIONS..

AND OBSERVE THEPASSENGERS TOQUESTIONS..

AND OBSERVE THEPASSENGERS TOPASSENGERS TOPASSENGERS TODECIDE IF THEY NEED IMMEDIATEDECIDE IF THEY NEED IMMEDIATEDECIDE IF THEY NEED IMMEDIATEMEDICAL ATTENTION..

BUT FORMEDICAL ATTENTION..

BUT FORMEDICAL ATTENTION..

BUT FORTHOSE THAT HAVE ALREADYMEDICAL ATTENTION..

BUT FORTHOSE THAT HAVE ALREADYRETURNED..

LIKE HAMBLEY..

SHETHOSE THAT HAVE ALREADYRETURNED..

LIKE HAMBLEY..

SHETHOSE THAT HAVE ALREADYRETURNED..

LIKE HAMBLEY..

SHEFEELSRETURNED..

LIKE HAMBLEY..

SHEFEELSRETURNED..

LIKE HAMBLEY..

SHEFEELSTHE CHANGES MIGHT BE TOO LATE.FEELSTHE CHANGES MIGHT BE TOO LATE.THE CHANGES MIGHT BE TOO LATE.THE CHANGES MIGHT BE TOO LATE."THIS IS HOW IT'S GONNA SPREAD."THIS IS HOW IT'S GONNA SPREAD."THIS IS HOW IT'S GONNA SPREAD.I MEAN, IF NOTHING'S BEING DONEI MEAN, IF NOTHING'S BEING DONEI MEAN, IF NOTHING'S BEING DONEAT THE AIRPORT FOR INTERNATIONALAT THE AIRPORT FOR INTERNATIONALTRAVELERS, I MEAN OBVIOUSLY IT'STRAVELERS, I MEAN OBVIOUSLY IT'SGOING TO KEEP SPREADING."GOING TO KEEP SPREADING."GOING TO KEEP SPREADING."HAMBLEY SAYS SHE FEELS FATIGUEHAMBLEY SAYS SHE FEELS FATIGUEHAMBLEY SAYS SHE FEELS FATIGUEFROM ALL OF THE TRAVEL -- BUTHAMBLEY SAYS SHE FEELS FATIGUEFROM ALL OF THE TRAVEL -- BUTSHE ISN'T SHOWINGFROM ALL OF THE TRAVEL -- BUTSHE ISN'T SHOWINGSHE ISN'T SHOWINGANY SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS IN LINEANY SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS IN LINEANY SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS IN LINEWITH THE CORONAVIRUS..WITH THE CORONAVIRUS..WITH THE CORONAVIRUS..SHE IS, HOWEVER, FOLLOWING THESHE IS, HOWEVER, FOLLOWING THESHE IS, HOWEVER, FOLLOWING THESUGGESTION OF HEALTH OFFICIALS..SHE IS, HOWEVER, FOLLOWING THESUGGESTION OF HEALTH OFFICIALS..BEGINNINGSUGGESTION OF HEALTH OFFICIALS..BEGINNINGBEGINNINGBEGINNINGHER TWO-WEEK SELF QUARANTINEBEGINNINGHER TWO-WEEK SELF QUARANTINEFRIDAY NIGHT..HER TWO-WEEK SELF QUARANTINEFRIDAY NIGHT..FRIDAY NIGHT..

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