Benapole Thermo Scanner machine is out of order!
In the background of Coronavirus threat in this region at this moment is enormous but the Thermo scanner machine installed at Benapole immigration point is out of order creating health risk in our country due to visits of thousands of people across the border every day.
Coronavirus is spreading very rapidly in the neighboring countries originating from China. So the neighboring countries are taking various preventive measures.
The temperature measuring machine set up by the Health department in the Immigration building of Benapole is out of order for the last two months creating health hazards for the people. Though there is a small machine in order but that is not capable to check health of both out going and incoming visitors.
The health workers posted here are not found most of the time. On the other hand the health workers are of opined that if the thermo scanner machine was in order then it would be easier to check the health of the passport holders.
According to an authentic source every day about 8-10 thousand passport holders cross this point. So through these people there might be a threat of spreading this virus in the country.
Laksman Saha, a US passport holder coming from India told barta24.com that none checked his health. As the Coronavirus is spreading in epidemic form so the health workers must be alert, he said.
Local businessman Anisur Rahman told barta24.com that there have been preventive measures in the bordering areas but as the health scanner is out of order so health checking is not done in proper way leaving health hazards.
Assistant Medical Officer of Health department at Benapole Immigration Shahina Islam told barta24.com that had the thermo scanner machine was in order then it would be easier to detect the virus but unfortunately it is not in order for the last two months. The matter was informed to the higher authority much ago.
Superintendent of Benapole Immigration and Customs building Rafiqul Islam said that the responsibility of health checking at immigration point is with Health department. However, they are providing all cooperation whenever it is sought.
It is to be mentioned here that after the detection of Coronavirus in China it already claimed 80 lives and more than thousands are under treatment. Researchers are scared that this Cornoavirus can kill about 6 crore people across the world. So the threat of this virus has created panic around the world.