FG Orders Screening Of Local Airline Passengers

The Federal Government has instructed the Federal Ministry of Health through the Port Health Services to extend Ebola virus disease screening to local air passengers.

 This screening was before now carried out on only international passengers.

The move is in the government’s effort to effectively curb the spread of the highly infectious EVD within the country.

Under the directive, all passengers who have obtained boarding passes from their respective airlines are expected to proceed to the two special desks provided for the health officials, who in turn use the infrared thermometer to screen the passengers.

While any passenger whose temperature level was above 38 degrees centigrade was asked to step aside for further screening.