Beijing mulls home quarantine to fight Ebola
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BEIJING will suggest to people returning from regions affected by Ebola to quarantine themselves at home for 21 days, and to check their temperatures twice daily.
China has not reported any confirmed cases of the deadly virus.
The Ebola outbreak that began in March has killed nearly 5,000 people, the vast majority in West Africa. The disease has an incubation period of about three weeks, and only becomes contagious when a victim shows symptoms.
People returning to Beijing from Ebola-affected regions will have to undergo temperature checks at the airport and will be sent to hospital for tests if their temperature exceeds 37.3 degrees Celsius, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Those without fever but who have had contact with Ebola patients will have to have their temperatures checked twice a day for 21 days. People who have had no contact with Ebola patients will be recommended to quarantine themselves at home for 21 days, the report said.
Xinhua did not say what would happen if people refused to quarantine themselves.
China’s border entry points have stepped up health checks, especially in southern city of Guangzhou which is home to a large African community and has direct flights to the continent.
The health ministry has identified the main airports in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou as key in terms of risk.
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