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Singapore Using Thermal Imaging to Check for SARS

Posted by timothy on from the implications-galore dept.

Quixotic1 writes "Channel NewsAsia reports that Changi International Airport in Singapore, Asia's fourth-largest airport, is using walk-through thermal imaging devices to screen for people with SARS. 'If a person is feverish, reddish spots will apear all over his face [on the screen] and that person will then be set aside for further examination by the nurses.' A Reuters article says that the 'Infrared Fever Screening System' was originally developed for military purposes. They are being built by Singapore Technologies."

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  1. And if I just had a cup of hot tea by wowbagger · · Score: 3, Informative

    And if I just had a cup of hot tea, or coffee, or am nervous, or if my traveling companion just said something horribly embarrassing, or....

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  2. Re:What about non-SARS fevers? by The+Cydonian · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you have a fever, and are travelling from a SARS-affected country, you are automatically quarantined. In fact, the official policy in Singapore is that if you're sick, don't travel/report to work/do nothing. The body's immune system is weakened, and apparently, you stand a greater risk of getting infected with SARS.

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