The federal government has activated all procedures to prevent travellers infected with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) from gaining access to any of the nation’s airports. To ensure that this objective is achieved, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Port Health, a department under the Ministry of Health have intensified the screening of passengers for the deadly communicable disease. Officials of FAAN at the airport explained that all passengers coming in from West Africa and other countries around the world are constantly screened by the thermal screening machines deployed to D and E arrivals of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos even without the knowledge of the passengers. Read more
Ebola: FG intensifies screening at Lagos Airport (ThisDay)
