Barbados shores up Ebola checks

Barbados has increased its border surveillance and pre-boarding checks from its main source markets as the country attempts to shore up its protection from the highly contagious Ebola virus.

The island has also strengthened its emergency response plans, expanded isolation capacity and the training of frontline health care workers.

In an interview with the Sunday Sun, Chief Medical Officer Dr The Most Honourable Kenneth George said the Ministry of Health and Wellness has reinforced its existing arrangements, including preparing a special six-bed isolation facility at Enmore, St Michael, to accommodate suspected or confirmed cases.