When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the U.S., many states tried to control the spread of the virus by issuing mask mandates, lockdown restrictions and encouraging work from home for industries who could manage it. However, essential workers in healthcare, food production, transportation, manufacturing and logistics had to continue operating for society to function.
The primary means of detection for affected individuals during the first half of 2020 was temperature scanning to assess for fever. Businesses and communities quickly implemented contactless thermometers in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus along with social distancing protocols and enforcing proper mask use. Despite all of these efforts, the disease continued to spread across the country and the world, partly due to two main factors with the temperature monitoring solutions: potential calibration issues and human error.