Bangkok ready to handle possible outbreak
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is preparing to deal with the possible spread of deadly Ebola virus, as the capital is the main entry and exit points of travellers, making it vulnerable to the virus, BMA spokeswoman Treedao Apaiwong said.
The BMA is collaborating with the Public Health ministry in monitoring arrivals from six Ebola-affected countries: Liberia, the US, Spain, Mali, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
As of October 26, 1,089 travellers had entered Thailand from Ebolaaffected countries, with 11 of them from the hardesthit countries. She said on Monday that eight of them were now under the watch of BMA while the others were being monitored by Public Health Ministry.
Three further measures to handle Ebola are also in place: a screening system at the two Bangkok airports and the main port, a search for and diagnosis of suspected patients, and surveillance and notification of the authorities by volunteers who come across suspected patients from risk areas.
