Are you hot?

Ever since the 2003 outbreak of SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, Hong Kong has used infrared scanners to measure the facial temperatures of all arrivals at its airport and at its border crossings with mainland China.

The NYTimes reporting on how Hong Kong is probably better prepared than any other place in the world for a flu pandemic.

Hat tip to Monique van Hoek.

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