DGCA mandates health screening of passengers from 4 more countries
MUMBAI: India’s aviation regulator has mandated health screening of passengers arriving from South Korea, Japan, Thailand and Singapore, in addition to those coming from China and Hong Kong, for possible exposure to the novel coronavirus.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a notice on Friday that all passengers arriving from these countries will be universally screened “once they step out of the specified identified aerobridge”. Airport officials were advised to place signages across the airport and also have self-declaration forms signed and filled by passengers.
Such screening is usually done with a thermal scanner which uses heat sensors to detect high temperature levels. Passengers suspected of infection are taken to a quarantined area. The screening, initially done at four airports, has not been extended to 21 across the country.
