SCC deploys fever detection system at airport to curb COVID-19 spread

Reseller is pioneering its Thermal Fever Detection at staff entrance at Bournemouth Airport

SCC has set up a thermal fever detection system at Bournemouth Airport to assist in curbing the spread of COVID-19 once the lockdown has lifted.

The thermal technology uses devices - ranging from handheld to fixed multi-camera systems - to record body temperature and identify anyone displaying symptoms of fever with real-time alerts, thus allowing for interception and helping prevent the virus' spread. It is currently being utilised in hospitals and other airports across the UK.

The reseller has installed a mobile thermal temperature tetection system at the staff entrance of Bournemouth Airport, which is owned by SCC founder and group CEO Peter Rigby's Patriot Aviation Group. This system automatically alerts security staff to anyone displaying a high temperature, catching the person before they socialise with their colleagues.

The next step of deployment will see SCC position a multi-camera system at each entry point across the terminal building to allow staff to intercept any passengers showing signs of a fever.

SCC stated that thermal fever detection technology can be used in any environment and will be "vital" in protecting employees and ensuring safe social distancing as businesses resume operation once lockdown is lifted.

"When the UK is ready to ease strict lockdown measures, we will see permanent changes to the way we live and work, and all businesses will need to implement new protective measures to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 and other contagious diseases by reducing the opportunity for transmission," stated SCC chief exec James Rigby.

"Critically, all businesses must be in a position to demonstrate that safe social distancing measures are in place before the country is able to mobilise again, and SCC's thermal fever detection solution could be an important component of solutions enabling this, helping companies regain consumer confidence and begin to recover from the most unprecedented economic event of modern times."