Iran’s Imam Khomeini Airport Using Disinfection Machines to Fight COVID-19: CEO
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Cleaning and disinfection procedures for both passengers and transit areas are underway at the Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) amid the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country, the CEO of the airport said.
“Since the spread of the COVID-19 in our country, we have decided to disinfect passengers and transit areas every day,” Mohammad Karbalaee said, according to ikac.ir on Tuesday.
He added, “In this regard, we have bought three disinfecting machines for passengers, baggage, and cargo in cooperation with Iranian knowledge-based companies (HHS), as part of measures to contain the spread of the viral disease at the airport.”
Passengers are required to pass check-in queues while maintaining social distance and then they pass through the disinfecting machines, the CEO explained.
“Though many carriers have temporarily stopped flights or suspended routes to affected regions due to decline in demand, our airlines have started to adopt measures to help curb the spread of the virus through global travels by introducing measures like limiting in-flight services, disinfecting aircraft, equipping crew with face masks, and conducting temperature checks before allowing passengers to board planes,” Karbalaee said.
Iran’s Health Ministry spokesman announced on Monday that nearly 46,000 coronavirus positive cases in the country have fully recovered from the disease.
Kianoosh Jahanpoor also noted that the number of people tested positive for the coronavirus across Iran had risen to 73,303 following the detection of 1,617 new cases since Sunday noon.
According to the spokesman, 111 coronavirus patients died over the previous 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 4,585.