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HAMBURG, Germany, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- The Covid-19 outbreak challenges hospitals around the globe to protect staff

and patients adequately. The University Medical Center in Hamburg (UKE) uses

DERMALOG's Fever Detection Camera for additional health protection.

Covid-19 currently shows how important it is to prevent the spread of infection

as far as possible. Hospitals are facing a serious challenge, as staff and

patients are at increased risk of infection. Fever screenings are increasingly

being carried out at hospital entrances to identify persons with symptoms.

Temperature checks are already part of daily operations at many airports. In

the meantime, many healthcare facilities are also using this technology to

provide better protection for patients and staff.

The University Medical Center Hamburg (UKE) has also increased its protective

measures by using DERMALOG's Fever Detection Camera. The system of the German

biometrics company measures body temperature within one second by scanning

people's faces using state-of-the-art sensor technology. If an increased

temperature is detected, the system sets off an alarm. High accuracy, even from

a distance of up to 2 meters, is another advantage of the camera.

"Fever detection allows us to identify infected persons before they enter the

hospital and thus reduce the risk of infection for staff and patients," says

Professor Klaus Püschel, Chair of the Legal Medicine Department at UKE.

DERMALOG's thermal camera was initially developed for border controls and

airports. The system is increasingly being used in healthcare facilities and

clinics. Companies and institutions in more than 40 countries have already put

the new "Made in Germany" technology from DERMALOG into operation for

additional health protection.

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Source: DERMALOG Identification Systems GmbH