Close Scrutiny On Sars
By Azlan Othman

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei health authorities are scanning arrivals at the Brunei International Airport as a precaution against any SARS arrival.

Authorities speaking to the Bulletin said they have not stopped monitoring arrivals from the last time the epidemic broke in the region.

All passengers arriving into the sutanate still fill up a health form and pass through thermal scanners which would detect any change in body temperature.

AP reports from Malaysia Saturday meanwhile said it will screen people arriving from Hong Kong to prevent the spread of SARS, after a man in the Chinese territory was suspected of having the illness.

Travellers will have their body temperatures taken and be questioned, Malaysia Health Minister Chua Jui Meng was cited as saying by The New Straits Times newspaper. A health ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the directive. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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