Last Updated on March 1, 2020, 7:18 AM AST by Anthony Morris
A local businesswoman who returned to St Kitts via the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport on Saturday said there was “real evidence of the robust screening that was mentioned in the press conference” by local health authorities and expressed the view that hundreds of thousands of dollars recently spent to bring in high profile international artistes could have purchased devices to detect passengers with symptoms of the coronavirus.
“When I entered Trinidad two (2) weeks ago there was an officer pointing an infrared device at every passenger that arrived. How come we can’t get one of those? I’m sure the Christopher Martin and Morgan Heritage concerts cost way more than such devices. Where are our priorities,” Teshari Liburd posted on her FaceBook Page Saturday night.
“If I was a passenger who had visited one of the listed territories in the past six (6) weeks and did not want to be harassed because I felt fine, I would simply not mention such territory on the immigration form,” said Liburd.
“Is this method of screening really enough or are we forgetting that the Corona Virus has an incubation period so one can show absolutely no signs of flew like symptoms but very well have been infected,” Liburd added.
“Can we please do better! If we can’t afford to take preventative measures, can you imagine what would happen if we have an outbreak,” she asked.
Recently, Minister of State with responsibility for health, Sen the Hon Wendy Phipps said “health personnel have been trained and are in place at all ports of entry to remove persons who are to be quarantined.”
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