The Government has announced a series of measures aimed at minimising the threat of the ebola virus coming into the UK.
Passengers arriving at Gatwick Airport and Heathrow Airport after connecting flights from the countries worst-hit by the ebola outbreak will be screened for the virus by Public Health England.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said in the Commons today (October 13) the measures would come into force at Terminal 1 at Heathrow tomorrow (October 14), before being rolled out to other terminals and to Gatwick and the Eurostar hub, St Pancras.
Anyone arriving in the country after travelling from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia will be subject to the screening.
Travellers believed to be at "high risk" will be contacted every day by Public Health England officials.
Mr Hunt said tacking the outbreak in Africa was the "single most important way" of preventing Ebola arriving in the UK.
"We should remember that the international community has shown that if we act decisively we can defeat serious new infectious disease threats such as Sars and pandemic flu.
"The situation will get worse before it gets better, but we should not flinch in our resolve to defeat Ebola both for the safety of the British population and as part of our responsibility to some of the poorest countries on the planet."
