Quarantine increased at Australian ports

Australia’s quarantine service says it is doing all it can to prevent SARS…..

Australia’s quarantine service says it is doing all it can to prevent SARS…..Australia’s quarantine service says it is doing all it can to prevent SARS getting into Australia via the country’s ports.Severe acute respiratory syndrome has claimed more than 100 lives overseas, and the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service says it has outlined measures for dealing with suspected cases to shipping companies and airlines.Public affairs spokesman Carson Creagh says there is only a slim chance of a SARS sufferer arriving on a ship, but no chances are being taken.”What we have in place is a system of mandatory reporting whereby the captains of ships coming into Australia have to give us a report on the health of their crew and passengers and it”s only when we’ve received that report that we will permit the vessel to tie up,” he said.(Source: ABC Online; Thursday, April 10, 2003. 3:28pm (AEST))