His Test Came Back Positive. He Boarded the Plane Anyway ... had flown to US to be vaxxed

[Demovictory9]

His Test Came Back Positive. He Boarded the Plane Anyway
Miami passenger gave airline agents certificate stating he was cleared to fly

A 29-year-old Argentinian man got on an American Airlines flight from Miami to Buenos Aires Saturday after presenting a medical certificate that stated he was fit to fly. He didn't tell airline agents that he had tested positive for COVID-19 three hours earlier.

Santiago Solans Portillo was arrested and taken to a quarantine hotel after he arrived in Buenos Aires with a high fever, which was detected by thermal scanners at the airport, the Washington Post reports.

Authorities have seized his cellphone and are looking into when and how he got the medical certificate, which came from a different Florida clinic than the one that tested him for the coronavirus.

A lawyer for the clinic that cleared Portillo to fly says the certificate wasn't counterfeit, though the man's only contact with them was through a telehealth appointment. Authorities in Argentina say Portillo, a business owner who flew to the US to be vaccinated, has "a complicated legal situation that will be drastically aggravated," with a potential sentence of up to 15 years in prison, if any of the other 257 passengers on the flight develop COVID symptoms, reports La Vanguardia. Sources tell the paper that the certificate Portillo gave American Airlines agents stated that he had "been examined" Saturday and did not show any symptoms. Argentinian authorities say they will fine American Airlines for allowing an infected passenger to board the flight.

https://www.newser.com/story/305790/his-test-came-back-positive-he-boarded-the-plane-anyway.html

[FoxNewsSucks]

1. I have no liking for the airlines,

But how were they supposed to know that the certificate he showed them was wrong?

He should be locked up for a few years

[frazzled]

2. The telemedicine outfit issued the certificate

They should be held responsible too. There is no way to certify that an individual is “fit” to fly, given that a negative Covid test within a certain time frame is the only criterion.

[tanyev]

3. And this is why I won't be getting on a plane any time soon.

God only knows how many forged vaccine cards are out there.

[rockfordfile]

4. How in the heck did he get vaccine meant for a fellow American?

[uncle ray]

5. they are not meant for Americans only.

nobody is checking papers at vaccine clinics, as it should be. vaccinate everybody who wants one.

[lindysalsagal]

6. Will be interesting to see if anyone caught it. And if they

Have been vaccinated. Will also tell us how long it takes to become symptomatic.