Thermal cameras have been an effective tool for security surveillance in low- and zero-light applications for decades. Then a pandemic comes along and guess which technology comes to the forefront for health-screening purposes, helping businesses to reopen safely? You got it: thermal.
Nearly two years later, and some health experts believe the pandemic is still raging while others think it is weakening. Regardless, when it comes to businesses seeking thermal cameras for the purpose of screening people to detect elevated skin temperatures (EST) that could indicate a COVID-19 infection, the urgency to buy has certainly slowed, sources say.