Ebola: Heathrow to start screening passengers
Heathrow airport is to start
screening for Ebola among passengers flying into the UK from countries at
risk.
The health secretary told MPs a "handful" of cases were expected to reach the
UK before Christmas.Screening will start at Terminal 1, before being extended to other terminals, Gatwick airport and Eurostar by the end of the week.
In September, about 1,000 people arrived in the UK from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa.
Meanwhile, a UN medical official infected with Ebola while working in Liberia has died in a hospital in Germany.
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