BURMA : -- Myanmar’s international airports are being checked for signs from passengers arriving at the airport if they have the deadly Ebola virus, an official said, as authorities around the world attempt to prevent an outbreak of the disease in West Africa from spreading.
Doctors and health administrators were appointed last week to carry out checks, involving infrared thermal scanning, according to KyawKanKaung, the deputy director of the Center for Infectious Diseases in Burma, which oversees the airport health administration.
Ebola has never been found in Myanmar, and the Ministry of Health has quashed recent rumours that a boy in Arakan State had contracted the virus.
KyawKanKaung said the virus is most likely to enter the country via the airports.
Yangon International Airport is the largest point of access into Myanmar, with about 20 international airlines flying routes to the city. Checks are also being carried out at two other international airports, Mandalay and Naypyidaw, he said.
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