While most U.S. airlines are cutting flights to historically low numbers because of the coronavirus pandemic, three mainland Chinese carriers plan to resume non-stop flights to San Francisco International Airport this month, a move SFO officials said “marks a hopeful change in direction.”
The resumption of flights is one of several early signs that the worst could be over in China, meaning the crisis will eventually come to an end here, too.
China Eastern will resume a daily non-stop flight this month between its hub in Shanghai and San Francisco using a Boeing 777-300ER jet. Flights are expected to start on Saturday, March 28.
https://m.sfgate.com/travel/article/Chinese-airlines-return-SFO-15140380.php
The problem is the CDC is not screening everyone arriving on an international flight. I picked up some friends last week from a flight. Originally they had a direct flight, but were rerouted to Atlanta 1st. The CDC appeared in hazmat suits, asked them to fill out the same questionnaire they had already filled out on the plane, and then handed them a pamphlet. No temperature check. When asked by customs if they met with the CDC, they told the officer, and he just shook his head. I hope this is the exception, not the rule.