Airports Ramp Up Preventative Measures As Covid-19 Spreads Globally

Jamaica’s three international airports have heightened preventative measures as the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to spread around the globe.

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ)  says, it has taken proactive actions to protect passengers and workers.

According to the AAJ, the international gateways to Jamaica – Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), Sangster International Airport (SIA), and the Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA) continue to work closely with and facilitate on site activities of the Ministry of Health & Wellness (MoHW) to alleviate the spread of the virus.

The following specific proactive and precautionary measures have been implemented at the country’s international airports:

• • Passengers are screened on arrival by heat sensing scanner for high body temperature prior to entering the Immigration Hall.
  • Increased stock levels of personal sanitizing items and personal protective equipment (PPE);
  • Quarantine Stations (located in the Incoming Immigration Hall) which facilitates a constant presence of Public Health Nurses. As per the Aerodrome Emergency Response Plan (AERP) regarding communicable diseases, passengers that meet criteria#1 (signs or symptoms) or criteria#2 (travel history) will be quarantined and transported to an off-site Ministry of Health facility by the Public Health Nurse/MoHW and given requisite provisions;
  • Bolstering of the Airport Emergency Response outfit with Fire Fighters that are also certified Emergency Medical Technicians; and
  • Joint inspection of the designated isolation surveillance areas of the airports with the Port Health team to ensure readiness.

Additionally, the AAJ states Jamaica’s airports continue to be vigilant and unrelenting with efforts to mitigate the spread of communicable diseases across borders and is reminding airline partners of their fiduciary responsibility to ensure the strict implementation of related airline specific procedures as promulgated by the International Air Transport Association.

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