Coronavirus live updates: 'compulsory quarantine' on all arrivals to Hong Kong from mainland China – latest news
by Aamna Mohdin (now) and Martin Farrer (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#4YXK8)
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Turkey will now also be taking temperatures of all arriving airline passengers in new prevention measures aimed at halting the spread of a virus outbreak that has killed hundreds of people in China, AP reports.
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said thermal cameras installed at Turkish airports would begin screening all arriving passengers Thursday. Previously, Turkey was screening travelers from China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and Malaysia.
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