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Checks at the Kotoka International Airport has revealed that there is no screening centre for Ebola at the airport, contrary to Thursday�s announcement by the Minister of Health. Dr. Agyeman-Mensah announced that screening centres have been established at all entry points into the country. According to Dr. Agyeman-Mensah the disease surveillance system in Ghana has been placed on �high alert through intensification of viral hemorrhagic fever surveillance, the field officers are on the alert to pick, package and transport specimens to the lab for confirmation.� He further added that health officers at various ports have been given orientation in the detection of cases at points of entry. �We have activated a system for screening all passengers especially from countries that have recorded cases,� Dr. Agyeman-Mensah indicated. But Citi News� reporters, Kojo Agyeman and Magdalene Lanyoh visited the Kotoka International Airport and reported that there is nothing at the airport indicative of a screening centre to test for any symptoms of Ebola from persons arriving in the country.