Continued - US steps up Ebola screening at New York’s JFK airport
US has enhanced special screenings for the deadly Ebola virus at the New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Squads armed with thermal guns and carrying questionnaires will test everyone arriving...
The special squads will be armed with infrared thermal guns aimed at checking elevated temperatures among passengers. Monitors will also evaluate whether any of the passengers have Ebola symptoms and ask them if they have been in contact with Ebola patients.
It’s not the only move that the US authorities intend to undertake in the fight with the fatal virus, the CDC said.
"Because we want to protect the American public, we are taking a tiered approach," CDC spokesman Jason McDonald told Reuters.
He added that the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is to carry out the airport checks under CDC direction.
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