Demand for FLIR Temperature Screening Devices Rises Along with Number of Coronavirus Cases
WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 13, 2020 — In efforts to contain the highly contagious virus causing COVID-19, thermal cameras, set up at checkpoints or hand-held by personnel at airports, borders, and entrances to businesses, schools, and other institutions, are being used to screen large numbers of people for elevated body temperatures quickly and reliably. FLIR thermal imaging products for temperature screening, which include hand-held and permanently mounted systems, are among the systems being used. The same FLIR sensor,