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Zimbabwe installs infrared cameras at airports to detect Ebola
06 Oct 2014 at 21:02hrs | Views
The Zimbabwean government has installed infrared thermo cameras at the country's three main airports as part of measures to boost its capacity to detect Ebola cases, APA reported on Monday.
The cameras, donated by platinum producer Mimosa Mining Company, have been installed at Harare International Airport, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo and Victoria Falls International Airport.
This was disclosed during a tour of Harare International Airport by Health Minister David Parirenyatwa on Monday.
As part of the measures, all travellers from abroad are screened as they arrive at the airports or at other ports of entry.
A total of 718 foreign nationals have so far been placed under surveillance since the screening started two months ago.
These included 434 Nigerians, 124 Congolese, 46 Sierra Leoneans, 37 Liberians, six Senegalese and four Guineans.
Parirenyatwa revealed that none of these individuals was found to be carrying the Ebola virus.
The cameras, donated by platinum producer Mimosa Mining Company, have been installed at Harare International Airport, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo and Victoria Falls International Airport.
This was disclosed during a tour of Harare International Airport by Health Minister David Parirenyatwa on Monday.
A total of 718 foreign nationals have so far been placed under surveillance since the screening started two months ago.
These included 434 Nigerians, 124 Congolese, 46 Sierra Leoneans, 37 Liberians, six Senegalese and four Guineans.
Parirenyatwa revealed that none of these individuals was found to be carrying the Ebola virus.
Source - APA
