ISLAMABAD: In an order to prevent the spread of coronavirus cases inPakistan, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Saturday installed modernthermal scanner at Islamabad airport for passengers coming from abroad.
According to details, the newly installed thermal scanner willautomatically check fever and flu and more passengers will be scanned inless time. The scanner is able to evaluate suspicious coronavirus patientswith 100 per cent accuracy.
The installation of a thermal scanner comes after the National DisasterManagement Authority (NDMA) last month announced to import three thermalscanners aimed at tackling coronavirus airports.
“The imported scanners will be made available at the airports in Karachi,Islamabad, and Lahore,” he said.
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Meanwhile, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has strict safetylinkmeasuresat all airports of Pakistan following the emergence of two confirmedcoronavirus cases in Pakistan.
The CAA has also made submission of health declaration form mandatory forflight attendants and all cabin crew of private/national airlines.
