Asian Airport Security + Contagious Diseases

[marcusmarcusrc]

I had dinner with my dad tonight (he of the insane travel schedule) and he mentioned that in some asian airports, they've added a new security routine: they make you take off your hat while passing through a thermal imager. He eventually realized that they are looking for elevated temperatures that are indicative of SARS...

I wonder if that contagious disease testing for travelers will become more widespread eventually...

Comments

[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

I heard on (some NPR show) last week that there is talk of making quarantine spaces at some major west coast airports...

[tirinian.livejournal.com]

Huh, my dad's just back from China, and didn't mention anything like that when I talked to him last night. On the other hand, we didn't really talk for long, as he was tired and heading to bed.

[marcusmarcusrc.livejournal.com]

Well, it was either Japan or Taiwan where my dad saw the thermal imager being used.