The Murtala
Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, weekend got additional Ebola Virus
Disease (EVD) screen equipment from the United States Government to boost
screening capacity at the airport. The equipment is worth 5,000 US Dollars,
Vanguard reports.
Making the
donation at the Conference Room of the airport, the US Consul-General in
Nigeria, Joff Hawkins expressed satisfaction with the timely response of the
Nigerian Government to the contagious disease since its importation into the
country by Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian a month ago.
The
equipment known as infrared thermometers or non-contact thermometers is a
portable hand held equipment that has the ability to measure body temperature
of in- bound and out- bound passengers for possible Ebola symptoms from a
distance.
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