Mandatory health screening required for India returnees in border points
Summary
Travellers returning from India through the Gaddachouki checkpoint in Kanchanpur are being medically screened for six infectious diseases during the Dashain-Tihar season. Authorities say the checks are aimed at preventing disease spread as returnee traffic rises sharply at the border.
Key Points
- Health screening stations have been set up at the Gaddachouki border checkpoint to test returnees from India for malaria, tuberculosis, HIV, COVID-19, dengue fever and scrub typhus.
- The screenings are being carried out to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission during the festival-season rush.
- About 4,700 health checks were conducted by mid-September, with only two tuberculosis cases detected so far.
- Police have increased checkpoint surveillance and set up Civil Assistance Desks in Kanchanpur to assist the growing number of returning travellers.
