Seouls effects SARS measures

Seouls effects SARS measures

SOUTH KOREA: South Korea stepped up from Saturday efforts to monitor the health of people arriving from China's southern Guangdong province, where one person is undergoing tests for the deadly SARS virus, health authorities said.

Travelers from Guangdong would be called five days after their arrival to check whether they were unwell or had fever, said an official at the National Institute of Health.

The measure is in addition to the infrared temperature screening of travelers at airports and seaports, the official said. Infrared screenings were introduced in December after Taiwan reported a confirmed SARS case.

-- Reuters