The Goa Government on Thursday urged Union Health Ministry to install thermal scanners at the State’s lone airport to detect suspected cases of the novel coronavirus, whose outbreak has been reported from China.
Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Thursday he met Union Health Ministry officials and requested them to install scanners at the international airport in Dabolim, around 25km from here, where hundreds of domestic and foreign tourists arrive everyday.
At present, screening is being done at various airports, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Cochin, Bengaluru and Hyderabad for passengers returning from China and Hong Kong.
The Minister said passengers arriving in Goa by cruise ships at Mormugao Port Trust harbour should also be screened.
