Photo of Dulles Airport in Chantilly, Va. (Photo Credit: visited.com)Virginia Delegates Bob Marshall and Mark Berg and Senator Dick Black are requesting Governor Terry McAuliffe ban commercial flights from Ebola prevalent nations from flying into the Commonwealth.
From the Release
In light of a reported thirteen African nations, which have banned travel from Ebola prevalent areas to their countries, and reports of airlines, which have suspended commercial flights to such areas, Delegate Robert G. "Bob" Marshall (R-13), Senator Richard Black (R-13) and Delegate Mark Berg, MD (R-29) sent a letter urging Governor Terry McAuliffe to seek similar bans for Virginia's airports and seaports.
The lawmakers wrote Governor McAuliffe a letter which included the following statement:
We strongly urge you to use the police powers of Virginia to protect our citizens and residents from exposure to Ebola even if it means a timely court challenge against passenger airlines or the federal government if they continue to permit entry into Virginia of passengers flying from Ebola affected areas. We also ask you to take similar measures to protect our seaports. Indeed, Government travel restrictions were used to limit Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
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In the letter, Virginia Republican lawmakers criticize the Obama administration, saying the President has failed to respond appropriately to this health threat.
This notice comes one day after NPR reporter Rebecca Hersher tweeted that she and her colleague had not been retained by the CDC (Center for Disease Control) at Dulles Airport as they were told they would be.
The Washington Post reported Oct. 12 that the CDC plans to start screening international travelers for Ebola beginning on Thursday.
The first case of Ebola into the United States also arrived with a passenger who flew into the United States via Dulles Airport in Chantilly, Virginia.
Novant Hospitals said they planned to treat patients in a separate wing, should Ebola spread throughout Northern Virginia. Sergey Portnov
Bristow Beat readers can read the letter to Governor McAuliffe on Del. Bob Marshall’s website.
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