Body Clean Disinfection Health Quarantine

Indonesia takes steps to Control H1N1 Virus

Airports in Indonesia have installed thermal scanners and body cleaners (Body Clean Disinfectant Health Quarantine Machine) as part of efforts to control the spread of infectious diseases such as hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD), SARS, avian flu (bird flu) and the H1N1 Swine (Pig) flu.  To date, Indonesia has confirmed 4 cases of H1N1 virus

picture: passenger go through Body Clean Disinfection Health Quarantine Machine

At Medan Polonia International Airport, we have witnessed the body cleaner known as Body Clean Disinfection Health Quarantine Machine first hand which sprays alcohol disinfectant to all international arrivals passengers into Medan. From our travels, we only saw thermal scanners and have not seen the body cleaner installed at the airports of Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, and is glad that Indonesia is taking steps to protect its citizens from the spread of the virus. In Medan, however, there are no thermal scanners installed to measure and detect body temperature.

All arriving passengers have to queue up to go through the Body Cleaner as they enter the arrival terminal. Apart from the Body Cleaner, passengers will also need to fill in a health alert card for details of their address in Indonesia, contact information, previous travels to other countries and any symptoms of the H1N1 virus before they are allowed to queue at immigration. Although pens (limited) are provided, it is advisable to have you own pen ready for filling out the cards to ensure quick exit. I wonder why they dont distribute these cards in the planes with the immigration cards.

Thermal scanners were previously installed during the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2005 and is now being re-installed in airports around the world.

Meanwhile, it is the first time for body cleaners to be set up here in Indonesia. The Korean-made machines were sent by the Health Ministry.

Here’s a video we took on the Body Clean Disinfection Health Quarantine Machine and how everyone has to walk through a smokey machine like traveling to/from space

Personally, We dont think the Body Cleaners will kill the H1N1 virus of those who has been infected, that’s why we still have several cases of the influenza in Medan. But we think, it might kill off the virus that lingers onto clothings or bags

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