The latest efforts to reduce the chances of Ebola entering the UK include asking visitors arriving at airports and from the Eurostar train, if they've "ever been in contact with an Ebola victim."
Apart from the vague possibility of someone lying in response, (heaven forbid), they could also ask the question "Have you been stuck in a contained form of transport, with hundreds of other potentially infected travellers, for the last 7 hours?"
Sorry for any cynicism, as I don't have a solution, short of praying for our nations' safety and that authorities in the infected countries, screen at their end, before allowing folks out.
No easy answer. One "bonus" is that it's an issue that suits those that want to bring in tighter monitoring & control "Emergency" legislation - Opps, there's me being cynical again!
Apart from the vague possibility of someone lying in response, (heaven forbid), they could also ask the question "Have you been stuck in a contained form of transport, with hundreds of other potentially infected travellers, for the last 7 hours?"
Sorry for any cynicism, as I don't have a solution, short of praying for our nations' safety and that authorities in the infected countries, screen at their end, before allowing folks out.
No easy answer. One "bonus" is that it's an issue that suits those that want to bring in tighter monitoring & control "Emergency" legislation - Opps, there's me being cynical again!
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