Ebola alert at airports, land, river ports

The government has issued a special alert at all the land, river ports and airport immigration centers for the next 90 days to prevent Ebola virus from getting into Bangladesh, reports UNB.

Health Minister Mohammad Nasim told this to reporters after a special meeting on the issue of preventing the Ebola infection at the Secretariat on Sunday.

The meeting was held as per the recommendation of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The minister said a committee will be formed with the Health Secretary in the chair to chalk out and monitor the vigilance against spread of the deadly virus.

This committee will appoint field level officials at the ports and immigration points and start the monitoring within the next 24 hours, he said, adding that representatives of the Health Ministry, Home Affairs Ministry, Armed Forces, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Civil Aviation Authority and the immigration services will be incorporated in the committee.