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| Emirates airline: Passengers sick on Dubai-New York flight | Emirates airline: Passengers sick on Dubai-New York flight |
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| Nineteen people have been taken ill after an Emirates airline plane landed in New York, officials say. | Nineteen people have been taken ill after an Emirates airline plane landed in New York, officials say. |
| The plane was quarantined at JFK airport as those on board were checked by health officials. Eleven went to hospital but others declined treatment. | The plane was quarantined at JFK airport as those on board were checked by health officials. Eleven went to hospital but others declined treatment. |
| The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that initially about 100 people including some crew had complained of illness. | The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that initially about 100 people including some crew had complained of illness. |
| Flight 203 from Dubai landed at 09:10 (13.10 GMT) with 521 passengers. | Flight 203 from Dubai landed at 09:10 (13.10 GMT) with 521 passengers. |
| Emergency vehicles were seen on the runway as it landed. | Emergency vehicles were seen on the runway as it landed. |
| Singer Vanilla Ice, who also said he was on the plane, posted video of the emergency response on the tarmac. | |
| Soon afterwards, Emirates airline tweeted that the sick passengers were being attended to and those who were unaffected would be allowed to leave the plane. | Soon afterwards, Emirates airline tweeted that the sick passengers were being attended to and those who were unaffected would be allowed to leave the plane. |
| In a statement, the CDC said: "Approximately 100 passengers, including some crew on the flight, complained of illness including cough, fever, and symptoms of gastrointestinal illness. | In a statement, the CDC said: "Approximately 100 passengers, including some crew on the flight, complained of illness including cough, fever, and symptoms of gastrointestinal illness. |
| It said that after completing health evaluations on everyone on board, 538 passengers had been released and 11 people were taken to a local hospital for care. | It said that after completing health evaluations on everyone on board, 538 passengers had been released and 11 people were taken to a local hospital for care. |
| "Passengers who have been evaluated and released [should] call their provider and health department if they develop any symptoms," the health body advised. | "Passengers who have been evaluated and released [should] call their provider and health department if they develop any symptoms," the health body advised. |
| A spokesman for New York's mayor, Bill de Blasio, said that some of the passengers had originally come from the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, which was currently experiencing a flu outbreak, and that the passengers' symptoms were "pointing to the flu". | A spokesman for New York's mayor, Bill de Blasio, said that some of the passengers had originally come from the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, which was currently experiencing a flu outbreak, and that the passengers' symptoms were "pointing to the flu". |
| Larry Coben, a passenger on the plane, posted pictures on Twitter of unaffected passengers being checked as they disembarked. | Larry Coben, a passenger on the plane, posted pictures on Twitter of unaffected passengers being checked as they disembarked. |
| ABC News reports that the pilot raised concerns prior to landing that some of the passengers were coughing and experiencing high temperatures. | ABC News reports that the pilot raised concerns prior to landing that some of the passengers were coughing and experiencing high temperatures. |
| Another passenger, Erin Sykes, posted a video of officials wearing protective clothing checking passengers over as they disembarked. | Another passenger, Erin Sykes, posted a video of officials wearing protective clothing checking passengers over as they disembarked. |
| A government official told US news outlet CBS News that "there was no evidence of a security or terror issue". | A government official told US news outlet CBS News that "there was no evidence of a security or terror issue". |
| A business class traveller, Raghida Dergham, told CBS News that the sick passengers had been sitting in the economy section of the plane. | A business class traveller, Raghida Dergham, told CBS News that the sick passengers had been sitting in the economy section of the plane. |