Singapore will screen for monkeypox symptoms at border checkpoints, stepping up preventive measures against the virus after the outbreak was declared a global health emergency.
Temperature and visual screening of incoming passengers and crew from places at risk of monkeypox outbreaks will begin at the island nation’s Changi and Seletar airports on Friday, as well as at maritime checkpoints, Singapore’s Ministry of Health said in a statement. Travellers with fever, rash or symptoms compatible with monkeypox will be referred for medical assessment.