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Pictures at link show masked and gloved health care workers screening pilgrims.
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Confirmed that the use awaits guidance of the Ministry of Health
Jeddah Port: Cameras detect infection ?ready? .. and procedures ?tight?
Health team at King Abdul Aziz Port In pursuing pilgrims coming. Photography: Salman Marzouki - "economic"
Amal Hamdi from Jeddah
Mark Dr. Adel bin Mohammed Turkistani director of the Center health monitoring in Jeddah Islamic Port, the directives of the Ministry of Health on the use of cameras thermal to track infectious diseases are "al-Faisal," referring to the lack of discovery of any cases of infectious diseases among pilgrims coming through the port so far, pointing out that the actions precautionary applicable tight to prevent any importation of infectious diseases to the inside Saudi Arabia.
He stressed that the cameras are ready for use where they were examined month of spring last second was to make sure of their safety and readiness, but it is used only on the instructions of the Public Health Agency in accordance with certain procedures, noting that thermal cameras have been used several years ago during the first appearance of the SARS virus in China, and then re- use during the emergence of bird flu and then stopped for later use, noting that his administration is ready to reinstate those cameras in case received instructions from the Ministry of Health and used in accordance with special procedures.
The director of the Center for Health Surveillance in Jeddah Islamic Port they had received so far about ten thousand pilgrims carried them all preventive and corrective action were given preventive treatment to protect against meningitis, in addition to making sure certificates of vaccination against yellow fever, as well as making sure not to visit one of them for any affected countries in West Africa.
And that health teams did not detect any cases of contagious diseases and conditions reassuring so far, and they are still, however, continue to implement strict measures on the prevention and hospitality to any infectious diseases into the Kingdom through fulfilling all aspects of preventive and precautionary measures set by the Ministry of Health, predicted that the number of arrivals pilgrimage across the harbor this year to about 15 thousand pilgrims.
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http://www.aleqt.com/2014/09/25/article_890391.html
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Confirmed that the use awaits guidance of the Ministry of Health
Jeddah Port: Cameras detect infection ?ready? .. and procedures ?tight?
Health team at King Abdul Aziz Port In pursuing pilgrims coming. Photography: Salman Marzouki - "economic"
Amal Hamdi from Jeddah
Mark Dr. Adel bin Mohammed Turkistani director of the Center health monitoring in Jeddah Islamic Port, the directives of the Ministry of Health on the use of cameras thermal to track infectious diseases are "al-Faisal," referring to the lack of discovery of any cases of infectious diseases among pilgrims coming through the port so far, pointing out that the actions precautionary applicable tight to prevent any importation of infectious diseases to the inside Saudi Arabia.
He stressed that the cameras are ready for use where they were examined month of spring last second was to make sure of their safety and readiness, but it is used only on the instructions of the Public Health Agency in accordance with certain procedures, noting that thermal cameras have been used several years ago during the first appearance of the SARS virus in China, and then re- use during the emergence of bird flu and then stopped for later use, noting that his administration is ready to reinstate those cameras in case received instructions from the Ministry of Health and used in accordance with special procedures.
The director of the Center for Health Surveillance in Jeddah Islamic Port they had received so far about ten thousand pilgrims carried them all preventive and corrective action were given preventive treatment to protect against meningitis, in addition to making sure certificates of vaccination against yellow fever, as well as making sure not to visit one of them for any affected countries in West Africa.
And that health teams did not detect any cases of contagious diseases and conditions reassuring so far, and they are still, however, continue to implement strict measures on the prevention and hospitality to any infectious diseases into the Kingdom through fulfilling all aspects of preventive and precautionary measures set by the Ministry of Health, predicted that the number of arrivals pilgrimage across the harbor this year to about 15 thousand pilgrims.
more...
http://www.aleqt.com/2014/09/25/article_890391.html