Despite pleas from health officials LAX reports uptick in holiday travel; ramps up safety measures
LOS ANGELES - Despite pleas from local and public health officials, tens of thousands of travelers are passing through LAX every day this holiday season, according to airport officials.
Last year, nearly 5.9 million passengers used LAX during the winter holiday period and so far this December passenger traffic has been about 27% to the same days last year.
But still, some 40,000 people have been passing through security checkpoints every day for the last few days, part of an uptick the airport has experienced in the lead-up to Christmas.
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A man receives a nasal swab COVID-19 test at Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid a coronavirus surge in Southern California on December 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
The mutated coronavirus strain first detected in the U.K. may already be spreading in the U.S. without detection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday.
Even though the mutated coronavirus hasn t been found in the U.S., the CDC noted that scientists haven t sequenced most of the genetic code for many infections in the country, reported CNBC.
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 22: Travelers wait in line to check in for a flight at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid a COVID-19 surge in Southern California on December 22, 2020 in Los Angeles. ( Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Just days ahead of the Christmas holiday, hospitals are scrambling to treat record numbers of patients. Confronted with a study that showed millions of people admitted to flouting health protocols, health officials sought to deter holiday gatherings.
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