Coronavirus: Another TSA agent at Mineta San Jose International Airport tests positive

SAN JOSE — A fourth Transportation Security Administration employee at Norman Mineta San Jose International Airport has tested positive for coronavirus, city officials said Friday.

In an update on the city’s web site, city officials said they were notified of the employee’s positive status on Friday, and that the employee’s last day of work was March 7. The employee, who last was stationed at the Security Identification Display Doors, tested positive on March 12.

The news came a day after TSA officials in an email to San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo detailed the duties of three previous TSA agents at the airport who tested positive.

Two of those three performed pat downs on passengers and handled travel documents, body scanners and carry-on luggage, the agency revealed.

The trio were confirmed to have COVID-19 on Tuesday, and their positive tests forced 42 workers to be quarantined, officials said. The three all worked in Terminal B and checkpoint B.

Also on Friday, All Nippon Airlines announced that it was suspending its service from the Mineta San Jose Airport to Tokyo (Narita), Japan, staring on March 24. The suspension is indefinite, and officials urged passengers to contact the airline.

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