Ahmedabad: With Ebola threat rising by each passing day, the expected arrival of Haj pilgrims from October 22 and NRI season beginning October 23, officials at city airport have stepped up preparedness to scan and detect passengers for Ebola or middle-east respiratory syndrome (MERS) virus.
A thermal scanner is expected to be installed at the international terminal by Monday to scan the passengers while protective gears will also be arriving from the Centre.
More than 5,000 people had gone for Haj from Ahmedabad last month and with MERS virus threat looming large, each pilgrim will be checked thoroughly. "In case of Ebola threat, arrangements are already in place to check the passengers arriving from West African countries manually since August. From now on, almost all the international passengers suspected with any symptoms will be scanned. The thermal scanner arrived at airport by Sunday evening," said an airport official.
20/10/14 Times of India
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A thermal scanner is expected to be installed at the international terminal by Monday to scan the passengers while protective gears will also be arriving from the Centre.
More than 5,000 people had gone for Haj from Ahmedabad last month and with MERS virus threat looming large, each pilgrim will be checked thoroughly. "In case of Ebola threat, arrangements are already in place to check the passengers arriving from West African countries manually since August. From now on, almost all the international passengers suspected with any symptoms will be scanned. The thermal scanner arrived at airport by Sunday evening," said an airport official.
20/10/14 Times of India
