Singapore will step up health screening at Changi Airport after a Nipah virus outbreak in West Bengal, India, including temperature checks for flights from affected areas, authorities have said. The Ministry of Manpower is also stepping up surveillance of newly arrived migrant workers from South Asia, it added. Nipah virus transmission is currently believed to occur mainly through exposure to bats or the consumption of date palm sap or fruits contaminated by bats. The agency noted that ongoing bio-surveillance programs monitoring Singapore’s bat populations since 2011 have not detected the presence of the virus. Source: Xinhua- Agencies