New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, the Amritsar airport in Punjab has installed thermal sensors that will screen passengers for the novel coronavirus infection that has triggered a global scare with cases being reported in the US and Europe as well. The same screening measures will begin from Mohali airport.

Balbir Singh Sidhu, the Health Minister stated, "The Department of Health has alerted airports at Amritsar and Mohali to display advisory for passengers of international flights for self-declaration regarding visit to China and other countries from where cases of coronavirus have been reported."

The thermal sensors would detect passengers with abnormally high temperatures, who would then be taken by a team of...