Ebola surveillance stepped up at Kochi airport after emergency meet
Ebola surveillance has been intensified at Kochi international airport following an emergency meeting among health authorities. A 24-hour monitoring system has been implemented to detect symptoms and enhance public health responses. Passengers from affected countries will undergo thermal screening and health surveillance as part of the precautionary measures.
- ▪Authorities have activated a 24-hour monitoring system at Kochi airport to detect possible Ebola symptoms.
- ▪International passengers must complete self-declaration forms and provide a 21-day travel history.
- ▪Passengers arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan will be under special health surveillance.
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Authorities stepped up Ebola surveillance and precautionary measures at the Kochi international airport in Kerala on Friday following an emergency preparedness meeting between management and the Airport Health Organisation.A Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) spokesperson said a 24-hour monitoring system has now been activated at the airport as part of efforts to detect possible symptoms early and strengthen coordinated public health response measures. Ebola: Kerala to monitor travellers from affected nations for 21 days“Thermal screening, 21-day travel history verification, and self-declaration forms have been made mandatory for international passengers,” he said in a statement after the meeting.Passengers arriving from countries including the Democratic Republic of the Congo,…
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