NBC News correspondents were the first to report that the employee who checks arriving passengers at the Los Angeles International Airport for coronavirus himself tested positive for the presence of COVID-19.
How an employee got infected
It is known that the employee wore appropriate protective equipment when checking passengers. It is unclear whether he contracted the virus as a result of contact with an infected passenger or whether it was a case of transmission of the virus in another public place.
The US Department of Homeland Security said the man is now in home quarantine and has mild symptoms of the virus.
The US Department of Homeland Security confirmed that a medical professional who checked arriving passengers at Los Angeles International Airport for symptoms of coronavirus tested positive for the virus.
At the airport, passengers arriving in the US from China were screened from late January, when the new virus was first known.
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According to DHS, the healthcare provider independently agreed to quarantine the home immediately after the onset of the first symptoms and contacted the doctor. Worker's family members are also in quarantine at home.
According to a DHS spokesperson, an employee developed symptoms on Sunday, February 29, more than a week after the last passenger check.
It is noteworthy that not a single case of infection was detected when checking passengers at the airport.
