Airports told to prepare for SARS

Airports told to prepare for SARS

JAKARTA: The Ministry of Health has ordered all ports of entry
to the country to reactivate its thermo-scanners, and has
instructed hospitals and health agencies to develop an electronic
warning system to anticipate the recurrence of Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

As four new cases were found recently in Beijing, health
minister Achmad Sujudi said on Monday, "we will monitor all
visitors from Asian countries closely".

The warning system is expected to be up and running within
three months.

Indonesia reported no fatalities during the global SARS
outbreak between September 2002 and May 2003. -- JP