Businesses are hoping thermal imaging cameras could play a role in helping reopen the economy and guard against the coronavirus.
The devices can scan temperatures at a safe distances. If someone is detected with a fever, the person could be denied entry to that particular business, according to "CBS This Morning."
"What we're seeing is there will be a new normal that will involve thermal screening as a frontline tool," said Chris Bainter, director of global business development at FLIR Systems.
"The key is that application is not about an absolute temperature measurement. It's more about detecting those individuals with elevated body temperature higher than the last 10 people that had been screened."
Companies have started manufacturing the cameras for use in healthcare centers, apartment buildings in New York and airports.
The CBS News show noted that City Farmer’s Market, a store in Georgia, is using a thermal imaging camera to scan customers.
If someone’s temperature is in excess of 100.4 degrees, they are asked to leave so others can be protected.
Bainter added: "Thermal solutions for elevated body temperature are only one part of what needs to be a comprehensive environment health and safety program for these businesses.”
Meanwhile, NBC News reported experts say the cameras are an imprecise method for scanning crowds and don’t measure inner body temperature. And the news network reported that coronavirus only produces a fever after a person is infected for days.
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