Doctors and epidemiological services are working at Tbilisi Airport. Tamar Gabunia, Deputy Health Minister, provides the information. According to the information, the passengers of China flights will be tested at Tbilisi International Airport on coronavirus.
“The passengers will be tested according to the recommendation of the World Health Organization. The test covers the assessment of the symptoms. First of all, the passengers have to have an informational booklet on the main symptoms. The thermal screening will reveal the bearers of the first symptom. Those, having the body temperature above 38° will be tested on further symptoms right in the place, before leaving the building of the airport. These passengers will be referred to the medical hospitals,” – says Tamar Gabunia.
According to her, the coronavirus is transmitted through the air; hence the cargos from China do not carry risks.
The coronavirus emerged in Wuhan city of China, belongs to a big family of viruses, and causes acute respiratory syndrome. The worldwide statistics of the deaths caused by coronavirus if 800 people in 2002/03. Then the virus also emerged from China.
The virus has already passed the China border. The cases are registered in Thailand, Japan, South Korea, USA, Hong-Kong, Taiwan, Macao, Saudi Arabia, Singapore.
The cases of new type pneumonia emerged in China last December. On January 7, the Chinese specialists detected the coronavirus 2019-nCoV, causing the disease. According to the Chinese officials, coronavirus might mutate, and its transmission might speed up.
A part of The Great Chinese Wall in Peking is closed. The movement of forty-six million people from16 cities is restricted. China New Year activities and events are delayed. Cinema halls are closed.