Screening for Coronavirus at Soekarno-Hatta Airport

Yudha Baskoro
January 28, 2020 | 6:38 pm
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A health inspector points a temperature gun to a passenger at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
A health inspector points a temperature gun to a passenger at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)

Health inspectors at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport started screening passengers for coronavirus after the Indonesian government issued a limited travel warning to China on Tuesday.

All arriving passengers now have their body temperature checked twice before they leave the airport. They are handed a yellow report card that they have to fill in and could later use to get treatment at hospitals if they contract a fever. 

The coronavirus has now spread from China to Thailand, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal, France, Australia, Canada, Germany, Taiwan, Sri Lanka and Cambodia. More than 4,500 people are confirmed to have been infected by the virus that causes pneumonia-like symptoms and has already claimed 107 lives.

Screening for Coronavirus at Soekarno-Hatta Airport
Passengers arrive wearing face masks at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Screening for Coronavirus at Soekarno-Hatta Airport
Passengers arriving from China fill in their yellow report card. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Screening for Coronavirus at Soekarno-Hatta Airport
A health official points a temperature gun to a traveler arriving from China at an arrival gate. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Screening for Coronavirus at Soekarno-Hatta Airport
An official explains to a passenger arriving from Hong Kong how to fill in the yellow report card. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Screening for Coronavirus at Soekarno-Hatta Airport
Two pilots arriving from Hong Kong get their temperature checked. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Screening for Coronavirus at Soekarno-Hatta Airport
Filling in the yellow report card at an arrival gate. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Screening for Coronavirus at Soekarno-Hatta Airport
An incubator in a room set aside for travelers suspected of carrying the coronavirus at Soekarno-Hatta Airport's Terminal 3. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)

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