H1N1: No more health declarations at checkpoints

2009/08/20

By Hamidah Atan

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has stopped conducting health declarations at airports and other entry points since last week.

This was because the number of locally-transmitted influenza A (H1N1)cases was more than imported cases, according to deputy Health director-general Datuk Dr Ramlee Rahmat.

However, scanners and medical staff would remain at airports, especially the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

In the early stage of the outbreak, it was compulsory for inbound travelers to fill the health declaration forms.