Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have claimed to be using helmets equipped with the latest technology that will help in the immediate identification of coronavirus victims.
The Chinese-made helmet looks similar to the technology seen in the RoboCop movies and was primarily designed to catch criminals with facial recognition and automatic reading of vehicle number plates. .
But according to the official council of the Ministry of Interior of the UAE, these helmets will now be used by the Dubai Police to catch potential victims of the corona virus and for this purpose, the body temperature from a distance of 5 meters with thermal cameras. Temperature will be checked.
The helmet was developed by the Chinese company Kwangchi Technology and is being used in several Chinese cities including Shanghai and Shenzhen.
The manufacturer claims that these helmets are equipped with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 5G connectivity and have an infrared camera that can record the temperature of over a hundred people within 2 minutes.
It should be noted that more than 5 thousand cases of corona virus have been confirmed in the UAE so far, while the death toll is 33.
A variety of technologies are already being used in the UAE to contain the virus, such as phone apps to enforce quarantine, drive-thru Covid-19 testing centers and out-of-home shopping. Online permit system for etc.
A video from the Dubai government showed police officers scanning the crowd with the helmets and a small alarm alerting officers if anyone’s temperature exceeded 37.3 degrees Celsius.
Fever is the most common symptom of Covid-19 and people’s body temperature is being checked with the help of thermal imaging cameras in various countries.
However, experts have warned that this is not an effective method of crowd scanning as many people with the coronavirus do not show symptoms of fever for several days.
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2024-08-28 00:45:07