Monday, February 15, 2010

Indonesia: Thermal Scanner at Port of Tanjung Balai Karimun, Riau, to detect H1N1 or H5N1

Equipped Karimun harbor "Thermal Scanner"
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 06:59 pm

Karimun, Riau Islands (AFP) - The International Port of Tanjung Balai Karimun, Riau Islands Province, equipped with temperature detector or thermal scanners `` `` A-detection H1N1 flu and bird flu.

Equipment is installed officers began Port Health Office (CTF) Class II, Tanjung Balai Karimun, Monday afternoon at one corner of the passenger arrival hall.

`` Hopefully tomorrow Tuesday, was able to function, `` said the head of the CTF Class II Tanjung Balai Karimun, Alexander, in his office, Monday.

Iskandar said the thermal scanner is assistance from the Ministry of Health to optimize the prevention of entry of various diseases such as influenza A-H1N1 and bird flu from Singapore and Malaysia.

`` With `` thermal scanners, we do not need to check the body temperature of passengers one by one, `` he said.

He continued that his five employees have been preparing to operate such equipment that had been trained in Bandung for three days.

`` The monitor is the monitor in the monitor through the passenger's body temperature to 38 degrees celsius above, `` he said.

He explains, detector brand "made in China Guidir `` it, equipped with a camera that function to monitor the body temperature of passengers at the same time when they stamp your passport by immigration officers.

The results of the monitoring cameras, he added, will appear on the screen which becomes a means for officers supervising body temperature of passengers.

`` If there is a high body temperature is detected, the officer directly to the clinic to secure ports for observation, `` he explained.

He also said the machines with IR236 type "Infrared Fever Sensing System" is very helpful staff to maintain the status is still free Karimun A flu or bird flu.

`` We are very helpful, because the threats are two very large outbreak since Singapore and Malaysia have contracted the disease earlier, `` he said.

Toggletext Translation:

Karimun, Kepri (Antara News) - the Internasional Tanjung Balai Karimun Port, Provinsi Kepulauan Riau, was equipped the temperature detector of the body or ``thermal`` scanner the ``flu detector of A-H1N1 as well as bird flu.`` This equipment began to be installed by the official of the Kesehatan Office of the Port (KKP) the Class Ii Tanjung Balai Karimun, on Monday afternoon in one of the corners of the passenger arrival hall. "Hopefully on Tuesday tomorrow, could have been made function", "the" headword "of" KKP" Kelas Ii Tanjung Balai Karimun, Iskandar, in his office, on Monday. Iskandar said, thermal scanner that was help from the Ministry of the Health to maximise the prevention of the entry of various illnesses like flu of A-H1N1 and bird flu from Singapore and Malaysia.

``With`` thermal scanner, we might not check the temperature of the passenger body one by one, he said. He said prepared five officials to operate this implement that beforehand was trained in Bandung for three days. The ``official was enough monitored through the monitor in monitoring passengers bersuhu the body 38 levels celsius above``, ``he said.`` He explained, the Guidir make detector "made by this China, was equipped a functioning camera monitored passengers at the same time the temperature" of the "body was during their passport added the stamp by the official" of "immigration." Results of observation of this camera, continued he, will appear in the monitor screen that became means for the official supervised the temperature of the body of the passengers. ``If there are those that was detected bersuhu the high body, the official at once pacified him to the port clinic to be observed``, ``he explained.`` He also said, the machine with type IR236 "Infrared Fever Sensing System" really helped his rank to maintain the Karimun status that still was free A flu and bird flu. ``We really were helped, because the threat of two plagues was very big considering Singapore``

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