Heathrow Airport Screens for Ebola as U.K. Bars Direct Trips
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Passengers arriving at London’s Heathrow airport were being screened for Ebola today as the U.K. stepped up measures for combating the disease, scrapping plans to allow a resumption of flights to afflicted parts of Africa.
Targeted screening of a “low number” of passengers began at Heathrow’s Terminal 1, which handles 85 percent of travelers to Europe’s busiest hub from affected states. The checks include temperature readings specified by government agency Public Health England and amount to the most stringent in Europe, even though the airport has no direct services to the Ebola area.