On January 21, the White House started to actively plan the legal, policy, and logistical requirements for implementing an airport screening program to detain travelers from China and subject them to temperature checks and extra surveillance for symptoms.15 The next day, President Trump got his first question on the virus during an interview on CNBC from Davos, where he was attending the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum. Asked by Squawk Box anchor Joe Kernen if he was worried about the outbreak, Trump replied, “No. Not at all. And we have it totally under control. It’s one person
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