KARACHI: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has begun screening passengers at Jinnah International Airport here after two cases of Monkeypox were reported. According to CAA sources, airport staff started conducting complete medical examinations of all passengers arriving from foreign countries.

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) declared it mandatory for airport staff including porters to use masks and gloves. Moreover, airport staff is restricted to give any protocol to passenger despite rank or grade, all international passengers will undergo complete medical examination, while suspected passengers will be immediately isolated and sent to hospital. It is pertinent to mention here that, as many as two cases of Monkeypox were reported in Pakistan for first time which was also confirmed by health department. According to health ministry, Monkeypox patients belong to twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Sources added that both patients arrived in Pakistan on same flight from Saudi Arabia on April 17 and they were having symptoms of infectious disease.

According to reports, mpox patients were shifted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital and their blood samples were sent to National Institute of Health.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 27 2023

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