Beijing adopts smart wristbands for real-time fever detection of students as schools reopen after coronavirus lockdown
- Temperature statistics collected by the wristbands are uploaded to smartphone apps via Bluetooth
- Students in their final year of senior high resumed classes on April 27 and received the wristbands after the Labour Day holiday
As final-year students and their teachers in Beijing return to school for the first time since the coronavirus lockdowns, city authorities are adopting wearable smart technology to help prevent further large-scale outbreaks.
The latest solution involves a smart wristband that monitors body temperature in real time.
Beijing has rolled out the pilot scheme among final-year students, according to an online report in state-owned Beijing Daily on Monday. The goal is to “spot irregularities and invoke timely response” in the event of an outbreak.
Beijing Fengtai No 2 Middle School is among the schools that have adopted the use of the wristband, an administrative staff member surnamed Yu confirmed to the South China Morning Post.
While students in their final year of senior high school resumed class on April 27 and received the wristbands after the Labour Day holiday, final-year students from junior high were expected to return to school on Monday, according to Yu.
Students returning to class are asked to wear the smart wristband during school hours, said Yu, adding that there would be additional checks on their temperature twice a day.
