{"id":238416,"date":"2023-10-11T10:13:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T10:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=238416"},"modified":"2023-10-11T10:13:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T10:13:17","slug":"urgent-warning-as-tourists-at-tropical-hotspot-are-screened-for-killer-nipah-bat-virus-with-75-fatality-rate-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/urgent-warning-as-tourists-at-tropical-hotspot-are-screened-for-killer-nipah-bat-virus-with-75-fatality-rate-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent warning as tourists at tropical hotspot are screened for killer Nipah bat virus with 75% fatality rate | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
TOURISTS travelling to Bali will be screened for a deadly virus, health bosses have announced.<\/p>\n
Officials fear the country could face an outbreak of the killer disease \u2014 which is currently spreading in India, Bangladesh and the Philippines.<\/p>\n
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All travellers, including Brits, will have their temperatures checked at airports when arriving in the Indonesian province over fears around the Nipah virus that is spread by bats.<\/p>\n
People coming in from affected areas with any symptoms, including a raised temperature or chest infection, will be taken to hospital immediately to be checked.<\/p>\n
I Nyoman Gee Anom, Bali\u2019s chief health officer, told the Bali Sun: \u201cIn accordance with directions from the Ministry of Health we must be alert to the threat of the Nipah virus.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the airport there is a temperature detection device. If a tourist\u2019s temperature is found to be above normal, it will be followed up with an interview.\u201d<\/p>\n