Shanghai screens visitors
NST, 29 Nov 2005

SHANGHAI, Mon. --- Shanghai today began screening international passengers for fevers, a precaution aimed at preventing the spread of bird flu.

All passengers leaving or entering the country via the city’s Pudong International Airport have to complete a health declaration form saying if they have had close contact with poultry, birds, bird flu patients or suspected cases over the past week and whether they have symptoms such as fever, coughing and being short of breath.

Any passenger whose temperature measures over 38⁰C Celsius will be further examined, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

If that person has visited an area affected by bird flu or had contact with birds or poultry he or she will be required to undergo treatment at a designated hospital, Xinhua added. --- AP.