Helmets Detect Possible Coronavirus Patients

Thursday 19th of March 2020

Helmets Detect Possible Coronavirus Patients

Some police officers in China are provided with smart helmets that are not only tough and destructible but also identifies possible coronavirus patients through temperature detection. The helmets even support vehicle registration plate recognition.

The helmets come with head-up display can read the body temperature of anyone at real time. The high-tech headgear has an infrared camera, which will sound an alarm if anyone in a radius of five metres (16 feet) has a fever, which is a common symptom of the disease.

Equipped with the facial-recognition technology, it can also display the pedestrian's personal information, such as their name, on a virtual screen inside. The equipment - named Smart Helmet N901 - is developed by Shenzhen-based tech firm Kuang-Chi, especially to help fight the coronavirus.

China has closed down all coronavirus hospitals due to a slowdown in the cases. However, the majority of cases and fatalities were still reported in China, but that percentage is continuing to diminish as the outbreak worsens in other countries such as Italy, Iran and the United States.