Amazon has installed thermal imaging cameras in some of its divisions.
The device can even detect body temperaturein the stream and at a great distance. If the camera determines that the employee has a fever, he will be sent to a test station for additional measurement. Cameras are deployed at the entrances for employees. Other stores in the US have already tried this technology over the past month, but disease experts have warned that this is an imperfect solution.
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They noted that temperature would not help.identify coronavirus at an early stage. This is one of the most popular symptoms of the disease, but most often it begins to appear only a couple of days after infection. In addition, some people who are sick with coronavirus do not show any symptoms. That is, when the cameras determine the temperature of the employee, this will not help stop the spread of the virus.
Amazon faced criticism during pandemicon the part of workers. There is at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 in one of Amazon's stores, but the company decided not to close this facility. Workers at a warehouse in New York went on strike in March.