Pillar 4. Points of Entry
Steps		Actions to Be Taken	Responses and Plans
1	1	Develop and implement a point of entry public health emergency plan	Multisectoral guidelines led to an environmental health program focusing on the following issues: - Disinfection of airport, metro stations, and bus terminals - Fever measurement and personnel health check upon entry to work were advised to all covered units and primary health HSE officers were used to enforce this.
2	2	Disseminate the latest disease information on, standard operating procedures, and equip and train staff in appropriate actions to manage ill passengers	Work and environmental health step 2 guidelines for terminal staff were introduced and applied in August 2020.
	3	Prepare rapid health assessment/isolation facilities to manage ill passengers and safely transport them to designated health facilities	Passengers and students were quarantined on several occasions in hotels by August 2020.
	4	Communicate information about COVID‑19 to travelers	None
3	5	Regularly monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of readiness and response measures at points of entry, and adjust readiness and response plans as appropriate	- Continuous inspections of MehrAbad airport and Tehran West Terminal as domestic passenger entry points - Incoming international passengers were monitored and quarantined in several provinces.