According to a Nation Thailand report, some of the measures introduced at airports include ensuring that travelers from ‘risk areas’ must complete a health declaration form and those with a fever must present a medical certificate showing they are fit to fly.
As well as this, aircraft sanitation inspections will be conducted for every flight from outbreak areas. If a suspected case is found, the aircraft must be disinfected before operating its next flight.
And dedicated parking bays have been assigned for aircraft arriving from Nipah outbreak areas. They will also have designated screening areas, isolation rooms and potentially a different baggage handling procedure.Health officials from the country are ‘fairly confident’ the measures will sufficiently prevent an outbreak in the country.
Thailand’s public health minister Phatthana Phromphat has spoken about how the country hopes to successfully deal with the disease.
According to an Independent report, he has said: “If there’s a suspected case at an airport, the person will be quarantined and the results of a relevant test will be known in eight hours.”
