Vision enhancement specialist PROVIX has recently released a new thermal camera (pictured) to measure body and face temperatures that, it believes, will provide companies with a proactive COVID-19 detection method.

Its camera systems are normally mentioned in relation to providing more productive operations in drilling, mucking, hauling, blasting, tramming, loading and rescue operations, but the Ontario-based company has recently redirected its efforts to help detect infections that could be linked to the COVID-19 virus.

As PROVIX says, one of the main symptoms of a viral infection is an abnormal body temperature. “The normal body temperature ranges from 36.5° C to 37° C, and, if it exceeds 37.3° C, it is a true pathological fever,” the company said.

PROVIX’s non-contact temperature detector can achieve rapid preliminary temperature screening of people passing through the thermo-visual device.

The company has improved and upgraded the facial recognition technology and automatic infrared facial temperature measurement for this new system, which will measure accurate forehead temperature and report any abnormalities with an alarm.

“The equipment will automatically save the facial image, temperature record, passed time, name, ID card information record, etc,” the company explained.

While handheld temperature reading has been commonplace during the height of the pandemic, PROVIX says this method takes longer and puts those staff administering the test at risk of contracting the virus. Due to the consistent contact that comes with handheld body temperature devices, there is also a higher risk of spreading the virus further. There is also, typically, nowhere to record and retain temperature data.

The new thermal camera device can store up to 10,000 records, which includes temperature information and identity information, while providing an integrated video management platform that allows for video preview, playback, alarm management, electronic mapping and other functions.

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