The Bombay high court on Friday asked the Centre if the doctors deployed at Mumbai Airport personally check the passengers coming from Ebola-affected countries or they only rely on self-declaration by passengers and machines.
A division bench of justices Abhay Oka and Girish Kulkarni said, "After the passengers pass through the thermal scanner do you (medical team) also do a check-up?" To this, counsel for the central government, Rui Rodriguez, said, "Screening envisages check-up."
Earlier, the centre had informed the court that all safety measures at airports were in place to ensure that there was no outbreak of the deadly virus in India. Thermal scanners have been installed at all international airports and it is mandatory for passengers to be screened through it. The scanners can even the slightest variation in body temperature.
The HC on Friday also directed the Centre to file an additional affidavit explaining in detail the steps being taken to prevent outbreak of Ebola virus in Mumbai. The court gave the direction during the hearing of a public interest litigation filed by former scribe Ketan Tirodkar.
07/09/14 Daily News & Analysis
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A division bench of justices Abhay Oka and Girish Kulkarni said, "After the passengers pass through the thermal scanner do you (medical team) also do a check-up?" To this, counsel for the central government, Rui Rodriguez, said, "Screening envisages check-up."
Earlier, the centre had informed the court that all safety measures at airports were in place to ensure that there was no outbreak of the deadly virus in India. Thermal scanners have been installed at all international airports and it is mandatory for passengers to be screened through it. The scanners can even the slightest variation in body temperature.
The HC on Friday also directed the Centre to file an additional affidavit explaining in detail the steps being taken to prevent outbreak of Ebola virus in Mumbai. The court gave the direction during the hearing of a public interest litigation filed by former scribe Ketan Tirodkar.
07/09/14 Daily News & Analysis
