(Bloomberg) --
Dubai, which operates one of the busiest airports in the world, will conduct thermal screening on all passengers arriving on direct flights from China as a precaution against coronavirus.
“The screening will be conducted on secured, closed gates at the airport,” Dubai Airports said in a statement.
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About 3.7 million passengers from China traveled to Dubai's airport last year. There are more than 90 weekly flights to Chinese destinations from Dubai.
Dubai is also home to Emirates, the world's biggest airline by international traffic.
To contact the reporters on this story: Layan Odeh in Dubai at lodeh3@bloomberg.net;Farah Elbahrawy in Dubai at felbahrawy@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Shaji Mathew at shajimathew@bloomberg.net
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