Opposition parties call for stricter control at airports

THE Government should impose stricter controls at airports to stop the killer virus getting a grip on the country, opposition parties said yesterday.

Opposition parties call for stricter control at airports

The system's failure in dealing with the SARS threat, admitted by Health Minister Micheál Martin, was symptomatic of a lack of political leadership, Labour's Health spokeswoman Liz McManus said.

"Travellers coming from high-risk areas must be monitored and screened at airports and ports and a quarantine centre for the treatment of suspected cases must be set up," she said.

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