Mr. Chair, what's very clear in the context of the Quarantine Act is that every single air carrier that flies into Canada has an obligation to ensure that if they have a sick passenger on board that flight, they make the Government of Canada aware of that prior to their arrival. This ensures that, irrespective of where they're coming from, we are quick to respond as a plane arrives in Canada, to deal with anybody who requires some level of medical treatment. That applies across the board.
In the three airports where we have the vast majority of flights that come from China, as I said, we have put in place additional measures, including, at the kiosk, a question related to whether or not you've been in Hubei province. However, in the customs halls themselves, there are screens that are advising all passengers, irrespective of whether they've come from Hubei province, to make sure that if they're feeling sick, they identify that to a border services officer.
In addition, all passengers have access to the information available to the individuals who are coming off those flights. That provides them with advice on what they should be looking for in terms of symptoms, as well as what they should do in the event that they feel they should contact local public health. Those handouts provide information across all jurisdictions as to whom they should contact and, if they are feeling symptomatic and are concerned about whether or not they actually are symptomatic in relation to the coronavirus, what they should do, including calling ahead and following the types of protocols that we believe are necessary to ensure that people are ready to receive them. To date, that's exactly what has happened.
As I mentioned, very few people have actually been referred for any kind of medical assessment. What we've seen to date is that the measures we've put in place in the airport have done what we expected them to do. As Dr. Tam will probably speak to, the border measures are not a be-all and end-all, and we know that. They are but one level of effort relative to other things that are happening in relation to system readiness and response here in Canada.