(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — Lebanese officials assured citizens on Friday that the Lebanese government was proactively addressing the risk of the Ebola virus, which warned than an outbreak of the deadly African virus could be spreading to Lebanon.
“Measures carried out by the Health Ministry at the airport are more than enough, and if airlines cooperate in the required manner, then the Lebanese have nothing to fear,” Health Minister Wael Abu Faour said of the concerns.
Abu Faour also expressed his sympathy for the concerns of Lebanese citizens, but assured citizens that their efforts “something even exceed requirements suggested by the World Health Organization.”
He added that the airport was requiring airlines transporting travelers from countries such as Liberia and New Guinea that have high prevalence rates to report any passenger displaying Ebola symptoms to the Lebanese authorities.
Passengers with symptoms will reportedly be quarantined at the airport before handing them over to the Health Ministry’s team in the facility.