The new coronavirus that has appeared in China has already infected more than 800 people and has killed 41 people (at the time of writing), leading to the quarantine of several Chinese cities. Tens of millions of people cannot get out of their cities, and some airports are cordoned off. The virus having already reached other countries including France, airport checks are necessary. Portugal, however, still has not implemented screening for passengers from China. This information is reported to us by the Bombeiros24 website.
Coronavirus outbreak : Lisbon airport does not screen passengers from China
Chinese passengers were not screened upon arrival at Lisbon airport
This Thursday, a flight from central China arrived at Lisbon's Humberto Delgado airport. The passengers on this flight declared that they were not checked when they arrived in the capital. However, they stated that before embarking on the country of origin, they were subject to certain analyzes.
The coronavirus epidemic, known as 2019-nCoV, has already killed 26 people, a figure updated on Friday, with more than 800 people already infected, according to data from the Chinese authorities, quoted by the international press.
Passengers arriving in Lisbon say they are concerned about their families due to the rapid spread of the virus.
Chinese passengers were not screened upon arrival at Lisbon airport
In addition to mainland China, there are confirmed cases of viral contamination in Macao, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Thailand and the United States. The coronavirus has already killed 26 people and more than 800 people have been infected.
