A flight from Wuhan, the
epicentre of the new SARS-like coronavirus in China, landed at
Rome's Fiumicino airport early on Thursday.
The 202 passengers on board the flight went through a special
'health channel' at the airport, where procedures to prevent
contagion was applied.
Among other things, scanners were used to take the
passengers' temperature and make sure no one had fever.
"The health checks arranged by the health ministry at
Fiumicino airport on the 202 passengers and the crew that
arrived in Rome this morning on a flight from Wuhan were all
negative," Carlo Racani, the health director for the Rome
airports company.
"They are all well".
The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to decide later on
Thursday what measures to take regarding the virus, which has
claimed 25 lives so far.
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