COVID-19 screening

15 Oct 2020

Automated health screening for offices and commercial buildings

By Staff Writer

As employees begin to go back to work, managers might consider how best to safeguard their team, and one method to determine fitness to work is to introduce health screening for employees at the point of entry prior to admittance onsite. Automated temperature checks, mask detection and contactless sanitisation checks can all be used together....

11 Aug 2020

Asymptomatic testing will be vital in next phase of COVID-19 pandemic

By Staff Writer

Aliyah Farouk, medical device analyst at GlobalData has offered her view of LabCorp’s COVID-19 test receiving the first food and drug administration (FDA) emergency use authorisation for use in screening asymptomatic subjects. “Asymptomatic testing will be key in the next phase of the pandemic as concerns about virus resurgence heighten. Asymptomatic individuals are less likely...

11 Jun 2020

Automated COVID-19 screening solution enables seamless return to work

By Staff Writer

After two months in lockdown, most South African businesses have the all clear to return to work. However, the recommencement of trade will be far from business as usual, with workplaces required to take precautionary measures against COVID-19 to protect their staff, contractors and visitors for the foreseeable future. As well as requirements for social...