Additional Ebola screening measures at Changi Airport: MOH
The potential for exposure to Ebola in Singapore cannot be ruled out.
Additional screening measures will be set up at arrival halls in Changi Airport starting Wednesday 15 October, said the Ministry of Heath (MOH).
Ebola is a growing international threat – the World Health Organization has warned that West Africa could face up to 10,000 new Ebola cases a week if the world’s response isn’t stepped up within two months.
Ebola cases have been reported in the United States and Spain, while Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia have been the worst-hit nations in the epidemic.
A U.N. medical worker who tested positive for Ebola in Liberia on 6 Oct died in Germany on Tuesday.
Even Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has chipped in US$25 million to fight the disease.
Screening at Changi Airport
At Changi airport, nationals and travellers from countries with reported Ebola activity will be directed to a screening station which checks their temperature. They will also need to answer a questionnaire about exposure to Ebola.
Passengers will also need to fill in a Health Declaration Card which includes their contact details while in Singapore. Passengers arriving at land and sea checkpoints, as well as Seletar Airport will also have to fill in this card.
Travellers who have a fever will be transported to Tan Tock Seng Hospital for further tests. Other travellers who may have had possible exposure to Ebola will either be quarantined or monitored closely, depending on the assessment.
Singapore’s public hospitals have appropriate infection control measures in place, says the Health Ministry. Suspect cases are assessed at emergency departments that are isolated from other patients to minimise any risk of transmission.
