TSA to allow hand sanitizer, but it will require special screening
From CNN’s Greg Wallace
The Transportation Security Administration will allow travelers to bring some larger containers of hand sanitizer through airport security checkpoints, but it will go through a special screening process.
Travelers with bottles of up to 12 ounces will be allowed to declare the hand sanitizer as a medical liquid. Travelers with these liquids will typically accompany the officer to a specialized machine for screening opaque medical liquids, according to TSA spokesperson Mark Howell.
That process is also used for medical liquids such as insulin, Howell said.
The agency warned on its website that hand sanitizer containers above the 3.4 ounce limit “will need to be screened separately, which will add some time to their checkpoint screening experience.”
For all other liquids, the agency’s regular rules still apply, including limiting bottles to 3.4 ounces within a single plastic bag, TSA said.
At least 2,033 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the US
There are at least 2,033 cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States, according to the state and local health agencies, governments and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
According to the CDC, there are 70 cases from repatriated citizens. According to CNN Health’s tally of US cases that are detected and tested in the United States through US public health systems, there are 1,963 cases in 48 states and the District of Columbia, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases to 2,033. In total, 47 people have died.
[Worldometer has 2,207 ]
Ukraine to close borders to foreign nationals for two weeks
From CNN’s Nathan Hodge in Moscow
The Ukrainian government will close the Ukrainian border to foreign nationals for two weeks by Monday, a statement on the Ukrainian presidential website said.
A readout of a meeting of the country’s National Security and Defense Council posted late Friday afternoon said the Ukrainian border would be closed to foreign nationals for two weeks within 48 hours.
Ukraine has had three confirmed cases of novel coronavirus and one death, according to Johns Hopkins University.
DC metro system to reduce service for rail and buses
The Washington Metro system will reduce service starting on Monday for both rail and buses.
During the week, trains and buses will now run on a Saturday frequency.
The system has also raised its response to Phase 3 of its Pandemic Flu Plan – the highest level. (CNN)
Trump says he’ll “most likely” get tested for coronavirus
AP
Push by reporters on why he hasn’t been tested for coronavirus after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus, President Trump said, “I didn’t say I wasn’t going to be tested.”
He followed up that “most likely” he’ll get tested but didn’t say when.
More on this: Fabio Wajngarten, the press secretary for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday.
Trump was in close physical proximity with the Wajngarten Saturday night in Florida, two people familiar tell CNN. The Brazilian press secretary attended the dinner Trump hosted at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, took a photo with the President and later stood feet away from Trump as he spoke during Kimberly Guilfoyle’s birthday, the sources said.
