Hanoi, Jan. 30 -- In response to the alarming Nipah virus cases in India, Singapore and Indonesia have stepped up health screening measures at airports to prevent the disease from entering and spreading. The Communicable Diseases Agency of Singapore (CDA) announced on January 29 that the country will conduct temperature screening for travellers arriving on flights from areas where Nipah virus outbreaks have been reported. Meanwhile, Singapore's Ministry of Manpower will step up surveillance of newly arrived migrant workers from South Asia and engage the ministry's primary care providers to increase vigilance. The CDA said it is closely monitoring the Nipah virus outbreak in West Bengal - the seventh in India since 2001. It has not ruled out...
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