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Swine flu scanners are back at Sri Lanka's International airport
Friday, May 8, 2009, 5:14 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
May 08, Colombo: Thermal Scanners that were used to scan people for possible infection with swine flu (H1N1 virus) and failed to operate before have been reinstalled at the Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake after repairs.
A spokesman for the Health Ministry said that the scanners had been sent to Singapore for repair and they were returned on Wednesday night.
"One scanner was already installed and the other was in the process of being installed," he said.
The scanners use thermal imaging to assess the skin temperatures of people as they pass through a checkpoint, and transform that data into a color-coded image on a screen.
With the swine flu outbreak airports across the world have installed thermal scanners to prevent the spread of the virus. However, experts doubt the ability of thermal imaging to spot infections.
Friday, May 8, 2009, 5:14 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
May 08, Colombo: Thermal Scanners that were used to scan people for possible infection with swine flu (H1N1 virus) and failed to operate before have been reinstalled at the Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake after repairs.
A spokesman for the Health Ministry said that the scanners had been sent to Singapore for repair and they were returned on Wednesday night.
"One scanner was already installed and the other was in the process of being installed," he said.
The scanners use thermal imaging to assess the skin temperatures of people as they pass through a checkpoint, and transform that data into a color-coded image on a screen.
With the swine flu outbreak airports across the world have installed thermal scanners to prevent the spread of the virus. However, experts doubt the ability of thermal imaging to spot infections.
