Asia stepping up swine flu prevention precautions
In some ways, Asia has been through this all before. Prior to this recent swine flu scare, Asia had to deal with the fear of Sars. Still, that doesn’t mean that Asian governments aren’t worried about the possibility of Mexican swine flu spreading to their own countries. In an attempt to prevent a swine flu pandemic, airports throughout Asia have introduced thermal scanning which will help to identify passengers which may be running temperatures in align with known swine flu symptoms. Immigration officials at many Asian airports are also now requiring passengers to inform them if they have recently been in countries with confirmed cases of swine flu. These countries include Mexico, New Zealand, Israel, Canada and the United States. The list is likely to grow as swine flu symptoms continue to be reported across the globe.
