ALMOST 1,000 passengers arriving in the UK have been screened for Ebola, official figures show.
Public Health Minister Jane Ellison said a total of 931 people had been assessed in the weeks since the measures were introduced at Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester airports plus London St Pancras Eurostar train station.
She told MPs that screening at these UK entry points is estimated to cover 97 per cent of through-ticketed arrivals from countries affected by the disease.
The deadly virus has claimed more than 5,000 lives across West Africa, with Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea the worst affected countries.
Temperature monitoring and a questionnaire were among the monitoring measures introduced initially at Britain's biggest airport, Heathrow, on October 14.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt indicated last month that advice suggested there will be fewer than 10 cases of Ebola in the UK before Christmas.
Labour's Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, asked Ms Ellison where the checks are taking place. She said: "Other ports of entry are covered remotely when Border Force notify of passengers travelling to the UK on indirect flights."
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