KALIBO, Aklan - The apparent lack in equipment and knowledge on the dreaded H1N1 Influenza A virus (swine flu’s technical name) has made the provincial government feel that the province is vulnerable to the said disease.
During the weekly Kapihan Forum, the Kalibo Council disclosed that it called for an urgent session yesterday to ask the Department of Health and other agencies to install a thermal scanner at the Kalibo International Airport.
The thermal scanner is meant to detect sick passengers and civilians which may have acquired the H1N1 virus.
Engr. Percy Malonesio, chief of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, said the Council’s move is a great help for the airport.
“The Kalibo International Airport receives international flights from Taipei, Taiwan and sometimes from South Korea. There is also a plan for chartered flights from Hong Kong and other destinations soon. These developments underscore the need for a thermal scanner,” he explained.
Majority of these flights are bound for Boracay Island, the premier tourist destination in the country.
Last week, some Boracay stakeholders were alarmed when a Finnish reportedly died after experiencing sudden difficulty in breathing.
Attending doctors, however, said the victim’s death is not attributed to the H1N1 virus
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"attending doctors" ???? as if there were any qualified medical personnel on Boracay anyway. I dare u to visit a clinic or, even worse the hospital. Even the prostitutes leave the island for real medical screening.
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous, I've been living in Boracay from 2007 til now and I have the same experience with you. But let's not generalize it. Their doctors were actually on-calls. You know, when my gf delivered our baby in St. Gabriel Hospital in Kalibo, our doctor asked me why we're not admitting in Boracay instead. I told here the doctors were always "LASING". I hope I'm wrong.
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