Passengers continued traveling from Beijing to Los Angeles and New York under rules exempting Americans from the clampdown, which took place Jan. 31. Roughly 279 flights arrived in the U.S. from China, according to the report, noting also that the screening process was lax.
No mystery, no CT. As was reported when this was announced,
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/02/us/coronavirus-us-travel-restrictions/index.html :
Restrictions also apply to US citizens who have been in China's Hubei province, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, in the two weeks prior to their return to the United States. Upon their return, those citizens will be subject to a mandatory quarantine of up to 14 days, he said.
US citizens returning from the rest of mainland China in the 14 days prior will undergo health screenings at selected ports of entry and face up to 14 days of self-monitored quarantine.
Bizpacreview is deceptively/deceitfully playing a
20-20 Hindsight Game. The early February measures and restrictions might have been too loose in light of
what we know NOW, but at the time they were condemned as xenophobic, discriminatory, and excessive.