TIRANA, February 26/ATA/- At the Southern port of Saranda and at the Qafëbotë border crossing point, there are increased the passenger control measures against coronavirus, but there have been no suspected cases.
Director of Saranda Public Health Directorate Arjan Kalcuni told ATA that, “So far, we have no cases of coronavirus, while our medical teams at both these border crossings are continuing to monitor the situation.”
“During the recent days, as cases have increased in Italy, we have doubled the number of healthcare personnel managing passengers entering the Albanian territory. We are working with three health care teams both in port and in Qafëbotë. We have the isolation room available, if there is a suspected case, so far, there have been no case in the port. There are two ferries coming in the early hours of the morning, at 8:30 and 9:00,” said Kalcuni.
According to him, the Albanian passengers are controlled for the temperature, while the foreigners, in addition to measuring the temperature, also fill the form.
“The foreign nationals fill a form according to a format specified by the Ministry of Health and the Institute of Public Health. There we record the name, surname, telephone number, country of arrival, destination where they will stay and how long they will stay. Thus, under whatever circumstances we have the contact number if he presents any symptoms,” explained Kalcuni.
Director Kalcuni said that, “We shall continue to monitor the situation, so far we have no cases and the health personnel are fully on alert”./k.s/p.s./
