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...

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[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...