Nigerians May Escape Enhanced Ebola Screening At UK Airports

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that Nigeria has won the fight against Ebola and therefore it is not an Ebola risk country,no wonder is not listed among the countries where passengers arriving into the UK will be heavily screened.The UK is beginning enhanced screening of passengers coming to the UK from the countries worst affected by the Ebola outbreak.

Checks are under way at Heathrow's Terminal 1 and will then be expanded to Gatwick airport and the Eurostar rail terminals by the end of the week.

The move is designed to halt the spread of a disease which has killed more than 4,000 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Previously British Airways was the only airline that operated a direct service to the UK from the affected area.

Although it stopped flying to Liberia and Sierra Leone in August, there are fears that people who have picked up infections in those countries may try to reach the UK by another route.
About 1,000 passengers a month are said to travel to the UK from the three countries.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that it is "likely" that ebola will be seen in the UK with around 10 cases expected to be confirmed in the next three months.

He said the screening measures being put in place, which include temperature checks and a travel questionnaire, should ensure 89% of people travelling to the UK from the affected region on tickets booked directly to the UK are checked.

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