Bali airport on alert following first monkeypox case


Pickup drivers wait at the arrival area of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali. - The Jakarta Post

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport authorities in Bali have stepped up efforts to monitor passengers arriving at the airport following the discovery of Indonesia's first confirmed case of the virus over the weekend.

Handy Heryudhitiawan, the airport’s general manager, said in a statement that the airport management has installed at least six thermal scanners to monitor the temperature of all passengers arriving in Bali.

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