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Coronavirus: Hyderabad International Airport receives mass fever screening system

The new thermal scanner is capable of scanning, detecting and tracking febrile persons with elevated skin temperature.

Coronavirus Hyderabad International Airport receives mass fever screening system
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Hyderabad, First Published Aug 2, 2020, 4:47 PM IST

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad International Airport on Sunday (August 2) said it has received a UNICEF-funded Mass Fever Screening System from the Central government which will help enhance the efficacy of the screening process as part of its fight against COVID-19.

The new thermal scanner, which will be used by the airport health officials, is a ceiling mounted Mass Fever Screening System, a release from GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), the company that operates the city airport said.

The new thermal scanner at Hyderabad International Airport is a ceiling-mounted Mass Fever Screening System. This system is capable of scanning, detecting and tracking febrile persons with elevated skin temperature.

The system automatically adjusts and adapts to the surrounding ambient temperature without any human intervention, it said.

With its Intuitive User Interface and Dual-Displays (Day Camera + Infra-Red), it provides easy identification of passengers with elevated temperature, while simplifying operations and minimising handling, it said.

The new thermal scanner imparts more control to the Hyderabad Airport Health Organisation, along with the existing thermal scanners at the International Arrivals, the release said.

The system alerts if any passenger is found with high temperature, without disturbing passenger movement and throughput. We are thankful to all the stakeholders for this gesture for assisting us in the system supply, installation and integration.

GHIAL CEO Pradeep Panicker said, "We are thankful to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in having this modern equipment installed at the Hyderabad International Airport. With this facility, it makes the task of the health officials who serve at the airport round-the-clock, a little easier."

Hyderabad International Airport has handled close to 40,000 international arrivals passengers during the COVID-19 pandemic from May 2020 till date.

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