Singapore heightens Ebola screening at Changi Airport

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Oct 14, 2014 07:31 pm

Singapore will step up Ebola virus screening for passengers arriving at Changi Airport, the health ministry said Tuesday.

From Wednesday, travellers arriving from countries with reported Ebola virus activity “will be directed to a screening station, where they will be screened for temperature and exposure to Ebola through a questionnaire", the ministry said in a statement.

They will be asked to fill up a health declaration card that will include their contact details while in the city-state. Those found to have a fever will be taken by ambulance to hospital for further assessment.

“Travellers who are well but who are identified as having possible exposure to Ebola virus infection will be quarantined or put under surveillance depending on the risk assessment,” it added.

Potential for exposure 'cannot be ruled out'

The ministry said it had been “closely watching the Ebola situation, including developments in Spain and the United States” and “these show that an imported case and the potential for community exposure from imported cases cannot be ruled out”.