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HCMC airport told to set up bird flu quarantine
http://www.thanhniennews.com/travel/?catid=7&newsid=19521
Ho Chi Minh City airport officials have said there is no space to quarantine passengers suspected to have type A H5N1 bird flu but the city health agency has rejected the argument and insisted they set up one.
http://www.thanhniennews.com/travel/?catid=7&newsid=19521
Ho Chi Minh City airport officials have said there is no space to quarantine passengers suspected to have type A H5N1 bird flu but the city health agency has rejected the argument and insisted they set up one.
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Tan Son Nhat Airport managers said at a meeting with the HCMC Health Department on Wednesday that since the airport was too small they were unable to set up a quarantine but instead immediately sent suspected patients to hospital by ambulance.
Le Truong Giang, the department deputy director, insisted however that a separation area was imperative.
He explained that since equipment available at the airport could not diagnose bird flu, people with other fevers were also rushed to hospital, an act that could panic other passengers as well as affect other airport activities.
Source: Sai Gon Giai Phong ? Translated by An Dien