Health Ministry sets up thermal scanners at KLIA as a precaution against mpox
Thermal scanners have been activated at Malaysia's international entry points such as airports as the Health Ministry enhances precautions against mpox (monkeypox).
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said about 3.2 million people had been screened since Aug 16 and none of them were reported to be positive.
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Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said about 3.2 million people had been screened since Aug 16 and none of them were reported to be positive.
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00:00After we made several press releases and we made sure that we are already in operation
00:12from the 16th of August, today we want to make sure that the procedures will be enhanced
00:22and step up.
00:23Yes, those are the measures.
00:25When tourists or passengers, if they are identified, they will immediately be contacted
00:34or a connection from the ground to the plane has been made and as soon as they get off,
00:42they will be taken to our stop C-22, our airport operations center.
00:48There they will continue to get checked.
00:50Of course, we know the countries that are at risk, we know for sure and we will give
00:59guidance.
01:00Whatever it is, they will all go through on-entry, which is called a mobile terminal scanner.
01:07And actually, if they are tracking, they will be picked up.
01:13I have seen it myself, the operating room and the staff who are waiting, the mobile one,
01:20the static one, we have installed it in the room and the staff who work in three shifts.
01:28Not only in this box, but at the same time we also see other infectious diseases, especially
01:38yellow fever.
01:39So, you have two diseases that we monitor now.
01:43So far, we have done a step-up alert, we have enhanced our control, and so far we have
01:53got 34 cases that have been diagnosed and when we follow through, none of them have been
02:01positive.
02:02Everything is negative.
02:03Alhamdulillah, sejauh ini situasi sangat terkawal dan kita sentiasa akan lebih berjaga-jaga
02:12dan step-up our surveillance ini.
02:16Ada yang kita lakukan secara sentinel, dikatakan sentinel surveillance, memang sentiasa kita
02:22lakukan.
02:23Sejauh ini, kalau ingin tahu yang kita pick up, daripada 16 yang kita saring, 16 August,
02:30sejumlah 3.26 million, sehingga kini kita belum dapat satu pun case, setelah kita susul
02:40dia dengan ujian, semuanya adalah, sehingga kini, insyaAllah, tak ada satu pun yang positif.
02:49The three cardinal symptoms adalah, tiga special yang penting itu adalah, satu, fever,
02:55maksudnya suhur, kedua adalah ruam, kita beresikel, lepuh, dan ketiga tadi adalah kelenjah mengkak.