Thermal Sensors have been installed at Raja Sansi Airport of Amritsar to detect the emerging threat of Corona Virus where screening of the passengers started on Monday, Punjab Health & Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said.
In a statement, the minister said n o positive case of virus has come to light so far in the State. International Airport Mohali will also start screening of the passengers from Tuesday onwards, he said.
Sidhu said that in the wake of ongoing alert for Corona Virus, screening of passengers at Raja Sansi Aiport of Amritsar has been started with the help of thermal sensor. He said that with the thermal scanning, any person having fever will be detected and taken to the health counter for further examination by a team of doctors.
"Department of Health, Punjab has alerted both the airports at Amritsar and Mohali in the State to display advisory for the passengers of international flights for self declaration regarding visit to China and other countries from where cases of Corona Virus have been reported," he said.
The minister said that there were only 4 persons ( 3 Amritsar, 1 Mohali) who had a travel history to China and all of them have been found asymptomatic by Department of Health and they are under close watch.
