The People’s Republic of China has been in the news a lot lately for their perceived over-reactions to swine flu and their quarantining of visitors. Having just come from China I thought I would share exactly what it is they’re doing.
All international flights arriving in the country are being screened on the tarmac by health professionals who are taking each passenger’s temperature.
At the border crossings they’re having visitors fill out health declaration forms and if a person has been to a country that China considers at risk, that person then has their temperature taken.
If a person is found to have a fever they’ll be sent to a doctor where if it’s determined they have symptoms of swine flu, they’ll be quarantined in a rural hotel for seven days. There’s no way around this quarantine, even if you would like to just turn around and leave the country.
In neighbouring Hong Kong health officials are screening temperatures of all visitors to the country at every air, sea, and land port.
