Health Ministry announces more measures to tackle possible Ebola cases
The Health ministry announced on Friday a more detailed plan to deal with a possible Ebola infection in Greece saying all hospital, private clinics and health centres should be on alert for an outbreak.
According to a circular issued by the General Secretary of the ministry, Cristina Papanikolaou, any suspicious or confirmed cases will have to be transferred to Amalia Fleming hospital, or, in case of emergency, at the emergency unit of Sotiria hospital.
The circular clarifies no other hospitals are allowed to treat Ebola cases because "on the one hand their treatment requires specific and predefined conditions, on the other, to avoid spreading the virus."
However, all public and private hospitals are required to form a plan to deal with a suspicious case which might come into the emergency room. Within a week, all Regional Health Authorities have to come up with plans, as well as a list of health care workers who will form the medical teams that will deal with possible Ebola cases.
In a separate circular, Papanikolaou implements preventative measures at Greek airports to avoid unregulated entry of people affected with the virus.
The ministry specified passengers arriving from affected countries will have to fill out a questionnaire card which will include demographic details of the traveler, information about his trip and any symptoms. The data collected will be treated as confidential.
Airlines are also required to pass out cards to passengers coming from countries outside the Schengen Area. The card will be shown during passport control and later will be sent at the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Passengers arriving from affected countries will be checked at the airport's health clinic.
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