The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is ordering airlines to hand over contact information for travelers that came to the U.S. from eight African countries. The directive comes as ...

This order follows the February 2020 interim final rule that authorized CDC to require airlines and other aircraft operators to collect certain data from passengers before they board a flight to the ...

(Frederick Murphy/CDC via AP, File) The virus "spreads quickly" through bodily fluids, but poses "little risk" to those who haven’t been in close contact with an infected person, according to the CDC.

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of public health measures aimed at controlling the transmission of communicable diseases. Air travel can play a role in quickly spreading ...