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So here's how Heathrow is screening passengers

Say Nay — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:15:19 GMT

What the…

This isn't intended to stir people up but make people realize we have a way to go before things start running as they should.

Passengers being screened at Heathrow, as enhanced screening for Ebola begins at Britain's biggest airport

Ebola screening at Heathrow is blasted as 'a joke' on first day as passengers arriving from Africa reveal: 'We could have walked straight through'

… Sorious Samura who flew in from Liberia this morning, said he had decided to volunteer to be screened and was not made to take the questionnaire and temperature check.

The documentary maker had been making a film about the deadly virus in Liberia and arrived at the London hub this morning from a connecting flight from Brussels.

And he said checks and precautions were more strict in the west African state than those he met at Britain's borders.

He said: 'It was disappointing. I think in a situation like this, given the fear that is being spread, I would expect a mandatory screening.

'I was told it is up to you if you want to be screened or not.

'Having seen it first hand I think it was a bit lax here. To be honest it was a complete joke'.

Clive Patterson, 32, who was working on a documentary on the virus with Mr Samura, also volunteered to be screened.

He said: 'We have been working, interviewing, people who are in the thick of it.

'If you are going to make the effort and take this measure, you might as well make it compulsory.

'I could have Ebola and I could have walked straight through.' ...

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scotttie — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:16:38 GMT

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Say Nay — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:21:25 GMT

Shouldn't he at least be wearing gloves

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Jig Saw — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:21:36 GMT

Oh my we're doomed!

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scotttie — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:22:35 GMT

Wait....I thought Great Britain was stopping flights to and from?

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Dam Yankee — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:22:44 GMT

That's reassuring, isn't it?

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Say Nay — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:23:42 GMT

On 10/14/2014 scotttie said:
Wait....I thought Great Britain was stopping flights to and from?

The travel restriction was lifted a while back.

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scotttie — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:24:24 GMT

On 10/14/2014 MomTo2Dogs said:
On 10/14/2014 scotttie said:
Wait....I thought Great Britain was stopping flights to and from?

The travel restriction was lifted a while back.

Ah. Thank you, I missed that.

Re: So here's how Heathrow is screening passengers

scotttie — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:31:25 GMT

Just saw this article:

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/220644-ebola-death-rate-rises-to-70-percent

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ShowMe — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:33:13 GMT

On 10/14/2014 MomTo2Dogs said:
Shouldn't he at least be wearing gloves

My first thought when I saw that picture......that should be mandatory.

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sylviahomeatlast — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:33:27 GMT

Maybe airports aren't even safe, given this lack of screening.

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ShowMe — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:35:29 GMT

They didn't ask me......but I think it should be mandatory.......remember Duncan went through Brussels....

Maybe the Brits don't care, but I do.......

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ShowMe — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:36:25 GMT

And we're not supposed to be scared......

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ShowMe — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:37:41 GMT

Maybe they should halt all flights to the US from England........

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Say Nay — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:40:39 GMT

On 10/14/2014 ShowMe said:
They didn't ask me......but I think it should be mandatory.......remember Duncan went through Brussels....

Maybe the Brits don't care, but I do.......

I think they care. But they are poorly prepared and don't know what proper procedures to put in place.

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adelle38 — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:51:42 GMT

Anyone who's ever gone through immigration in Heathrow knows it's a nightmare under the best of circumstances. I can't imagine how they would be able to manage this screening process.

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Preds — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:58:25 GMT

On 10/14/2014 MomTo2Dogs said:
On 10/14/2014 ShowMe said:
They didn't ask me......but I think it should be mandatory.......remember Duncan went through Brussels....

Maybe the Brits don't care, but I do.......

I think they care. But they are poorly prepared and don't know what proper procedures to put in place.

No one knows the procedures for dealing with this. We still don't know how to deal with weapons and such. Every country cares because these people are coming in, but there is no system set up to screen for everything that can and will happen.

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SuesCat — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 01:40:07 GMT

ANYBODY??? TOUCHLESS THERMOMETERS??? Please don't tell me the same device stuck in that guy's ear is going to be next stuck into mine! Please go touchless!

And as Gato mentioned regarding the op pic... no gloves? Whoa!

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adelle38 — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 01:42:16 GMT

On 10/14/2014 SuesCat said:
ANYBODY??? TOUCHLESS THERMOMETERS??? Please don't tell me the same device stuck in that guy's ear is going to be next stuck into mine! Please go touchless!

And as Gato mentioned regarding the op pic... no gloves? Whoa!

Oh they probably swabbed it with alcohol between passengers.

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brii — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 01:44:37 GMT

Looks so professional...