Singapore will take a pro-active stance in handling the possible outbreak of a swine flu pandemic surface, said a Singapore minister on Sunday.

According to Channel News Asia reports, Singapore's Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that the SARS epidemic has equipped the city state with the skills to handle a similar outbreak.

The ability of the swine flu virus to spread from human to human makes it especially dangerous, and the health ministry is closely monitoring the situation, the minister added.

Meanwhile, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said in a statement that it will implement precautionary measures at the Changi Airport in light of the outbreak.

In fact, from 11:00 PM local time on Sunday, thermal scanners were deployed to screen passengers on flights arriving from the United States. From 8:00 AM local time on Monday, scanners will be deployed at all three arrival halls of the Changi Airport to screen all arriving passengers.

From next Wednesday, scanners will also be deployed at the country's Budget Terminal and Seletar Airport.

In addition, Singapore's Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) also said in a statement that it will test all pork imports for the new strain of swine flu virus.

The city state does not import pork from Mexico but it has imported 2,700 tons of frozen pork and other pork products from the United States since the beginning of this year, the AVA added.

Currently, there are no known cases of human swine flu in Singapore, but the health ministry has already alerted all local doctors and healthcare institutions to be vigilant for any suspect cases of human swine flu during this period.