DENPASAR - I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport has increased surveillance to anticipate the transmission of the Nipah Virus through the entry and exit points of Bali.
"All personnel in the airport environment are committed to conducting strict and thorough surveillance in preventing the transmission of the Nipah Virus in the airport arrival area," said Communication and Legal Division Head of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Gede Eka Sandi Asmadi.
Gede Eka, in a statement received in Denpasar, Wednesday, said this increased supervision was related to the increasing cases of transmission of the Nipah Virus abroad.
"We are also intensively coordinating with the Denpasar Class I Health Quarantine Center in terms of supervision in the airport environment," he said.
In addition to supervision through coordination, airport managers also try to prevent the entry of virus carriers by maximizing the thermal scanner at the arrival gate.
There are two thermal scanner units at the international arrivals, one unit at the domestic arrivals, and one unit that is alerted at the VIP terminal.
"If passengers who show symptoms are found, the BBKK will follow up by referring the passenger to the Prof Ngoerah Central General Hospital, Denpasar," said Gede Eka.
I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport issued an appeal for passengers who will fly to and from the island of Bali to continue to maintain their health and always monitor the latest information on the Nipah Virus for mutual safety and comfort.
"For passengers who feel their health condition has declined and there are early symptoms of the Nipah Virus such as fever, we urge them to immediately contact the nearest airport officer or BBKK officer at the airport," he said.
This week, the movement of international passengers at the South Bali airport is quite high, with an average of 35,358 passengers per day.
Previously, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health agencies stated that the Nipah virus can attack the lungs and brain.
The symptoms include fever, headache, drowsiness, confusion, and coma, with a mortality rate exceeding 40 percent among infected patients.
Nipah virus is mainly transmitted by fruit bats or fruit bats, with transmission to humans generally occurring through the consumption of fruit or food products contaminated with the saliva of infected animals.
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