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Authorities in Westport, Conn, said they will be testing a “pandemic drone” that can scan the body temperatures of citizens to identify if they have fevers or other health symptoms in an effort to fight the coronavirus
Aerospace business Draganfly announced in a news release the drones will be equipped with a specialized sensor and computer system vision systems that can show heart and breathing rates. They can also discover individuals coughing in crowds, authorities stated.
” Among the significant issues for cities and towns like Westport in managing and responding to a pandemic like the COVID-19 virus, is finding out who could be contaminated and how prevalent the disease has spread,” said Westport First Selectman, Jim Marpe. “One method to do this is to try to find underlying signs.”
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Westport lies in Fairfield County, which is considered the center for the virus outbreak in Connecticut. It’s the state’s closest county to New York City and has almost half of Connecticut’s 20,360 confirmed cases, according to information from Johns Hopkins.
Authorities said the goal of the program is to supply better health tracking assistance for prospective at-risk groups, consisting of the senior or those with preexisting health conditions.
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