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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Shenzhen Ports to strengthen monitoring of novel coronavirus

Ports to strengthen monitoring of novel coronavirus
Luo Jielin
[Shenzhen Economic Daily News】 (the reporter Luo Jielin) World Health Organization urged members on 16 February, a novel coronavirus dissemination wary of a similar "SARS SARS virus. Yesterday, the reporter from the Shenzhen Inspection and Quarantine Bureau was informed that the council has to strengthen port quarantine to prevent the input risk.
Strengthen the focus on inbound travelers and quarantine monitoring. Various ports focus on strengthening the body temperature monitoring and medical inspections of travelers from the relevant countries and regions, found at the scene and take the initiative to declare fever, headache, cough and other symptoms of travelers, targeted to carry out medical investigation and, once found suspicious outbreaks of infectious diseases, to take timely corresponding quarantine measures.
Strengthen the response to the outbreak of the technical reserves. Do a good job of the crossings body temperature testing equipment operation, protective equipment and health treatment 药械 reserves of the check, to ensure that the the ports all quarantine equipment, facilities worked well, full of personal protective equipment, emergency supplies, disinfection 药械 reserve. At the same time, the laboratory do virus detection preparations.
According to statistics, this year January 1-February 16, 2011, the Shenzhen Port quarantine immigration officers 14 million people and found 157 cases of infectious diseases, and have not yet found similar cases. Shenzhen Inspection and Quarantine Bureau to remind travelers that will travel to the countries and regions in the near future to do personal protection, Once symptoms should seek medical care immediately. Travelers from countries and regions, if they run a fever, headache and other symptoms, and entry to the inspection and quarantine authorities should take the initiative oral declaration after entering the above symptoms should seek medical care immediately to the doctor to explain the recent history of travel, in order to receive timely diagnosis and treatment .  http://szsb.sznews.com/html/2013-02/22/content_2382970.htm