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.

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.