Haj Pilgrims to come under scanning for MERS infection
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Health ministry draws action plan after WHO warning on MERS
Ministry of Health is reported to have started preparing for a serious inspection for those taking the Haj Pilgrimage, in August this year. Looming under the threat of 455 deaths from 26 countries, reported till June 18, ‘Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus’ (MERS) has caught attention of WHO issuing an vigilant advisory to India; to curtail the situation of a serious outbreak later. Given the current statistics and facts of travelers and expatriates from the Middle East, India is believed to be in the thick of the situation already. Over 3.83 lakh people are expected to go for Haj alone this year.
The Health Ministry has issued an advisory to the Home Ministry, to direct immigration officials at the airport to assist health officers in tracing cases of suspected MERS-CoV at the medical health units for Haj. "The immigration officials should direct all travellers who are self-reporting at the immigration counters with any symptoms of fever and respiratory distress to report to medical unit at the airport," the advisory said
Ministry of Health is reported to have started preparing for a serious inspection for those taking the Haj Pilgrimage, in August this year. Looming under the threat of 455 deaths from 26 countries, reported till June 18, ‘Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus’ (MERS) has caught attention of WHO issuing an vigilant advisory to India; to curtail the situation of a serious outbreak later. Given the current statistics and facts of travelers and expatriates from the Middle East, India is believed to be in the thick of the situation already. Over 3.83 lakh people are expected to go for Haj alone this year.
The Health Ministry has issued an advisory to the Home Ministry, to direct immigration officials at the airport to assist health officers in tracing cases of suspected MERS-CoV at the medical health units for Haj. "The immigration officials should direct all travellers who are self-reporting at the immigration counters with any symptoms of fever and respiratory distress to report to medical unit at the airport," the advisory said
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