Liberia: GVL Intensifies Fight Against Ebola

In the wake of the widely spread Ebola Virus in Liberia, Golden Verloreum Liberia or GVL has begun scanning of employees as of Wednesday, 21 August before the commencement of work in Kpanyan to ensure all workers are normal in temperature.

According to a press release, over 700 employees at the company's Kpanyan Estate are now routinely scanned at security checkpoints and all entrance points prior to starting their daily work. Scanning devices being used by GVL's Health and Safety Department automatically calculates employees' normal temperature on the forehead with 37.6 Celsius degrees considered to be an above normal reading.

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