Amazon is installing thermal cameras at warehouses to scan employees for fevers

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• Amazon installed thermal cameras in warehouses to screen workers for signs of the novel coronavirus. 
• Cases of the virus have been reported among staff at more than 50 of Amazon's US warehouses, causing concerns among workers and their advocates for safety during the virus outbreak. 
• The cameras, which can cost between $5,000 and $20,000, have been used at airports and provide an additional step to screening employees before a personal temperature check. 
• The screening at Amazon-owned warehouses and Whole Foods grocery stores represents developing measures to keep businesses open amid the pandemic. 
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(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has started to use thermal cameras at its warehouses to speed up screening for feverish workers who could be infected with the coronavirus, employees told Reuters.

The cameras in effect measure how much heat people emit relative to their surroundings. They require less time and contact than forehead thermometers, earlier adopted by Amazon, the workers said.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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