India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak
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Following the outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus, airports in Asia are screening travelers from the “affected areas.”
The virus has no approved vaccine or known cure. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore will conduct temperature screening for travellers arriving on flights from areas where Nipah virus outbreak has been reported, including India, the government said Wednesday.
Health authorities across Asia are tightening safeguards, after a Nipah virus outbreak in India's West Bengal. In Singapore, temperature screening will be set up at Changi Airport for flights arriving from affected areas.
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