TSA May Soon Start Screening Airline Passengers for Fever
- Measure seen as protection against new coronavirus infections
- Airline trade group has been pushing TSA to take on new task
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The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is close to starting a pilot program to check airline passengers for fever as a new layer of protection against the coronavirus.
TSA Administrator David Pekoske supports the idea and the agency is awaiting approval from the White House, one person familiar with the discussions said. The person asked not to be named in discussing sensitive matters.