Covid security Bringing back the crowds


There’s no doubt that some events, from a football match to a trade show, just don’t work as well without a live audience. With the R rate increasing at the time of writ- ing, we seem to be a long way off welcoming back the crowds to public events. But there is some good news: progress has been made on monitoring and rapid testing, UC News reports.


All kinds of technology companies are engaged in developing mass test- ing solutions as a step in readmitting large-scale audiences to public events. Sport, the arts, and commercial events, like conferences and exhibitions, have all suffered over the last six months, with many events confined to perfor- mances behind closes doors. Getting the crowds back has become a priority if many organisers of such events are to survive the Covid-19 pandemic. The problem is essentially one of scale – the bigger the potent audience, the bigger the challenge to be overcome by the monitoring and testing regime. Where the numbers are manageable, staff gaining admittance to offices or shoppers to retail premises, for exam- ple, there are a number of solutions in development.


A good example is EonDigital’s in- tegration of the BrightSign HD1024 media player in its new temperature screening solution ExoMetrics Wrist. This innovative new solution quickly achieves highly accurate temperature measurements by taking hundreds of temperature readings in just a matter of seconds. This hands-free solution all but eliminates false positive read- ings and enables businesses to safely screen patrons with minimal disrup- tion.


Temperature checks


Temperature checks have become an essential part of businesses re-open- ing in the wake of COVID-19. Common temperature-screening methods either rely on hand-held devices that pose a viral transmission risk, or hands-free solutions that work effectively only when used properly by the patron or customer. ExoMetrics Wrist overcomes these challenges with its unique de- sign and engineering.


While most temperature screening de- vices use the forehead as the point of


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measurement, EonDigital’s new device focuses on the wrist, an area of the body that is less likely to produce an artificially high reading due to physi- cal exertion or environmental condi- tions. Not only does the wrist yield a more accurate reading, ExoMetrics Wrist


actually takes approximately


300 readings in just a few seconds, yielding a temperature measurement accurate within .5 degrees Celsius. ExoMetrics Wrist also takes advantage of a powerful algorithm that processes recent readings to identify environ- mental trends, further reducing the likelihood of false positive readings. “EonDigital’s


unique approach to


touch-free temperature screening is precisely the sort of forward thinking we need to squarely address the chal- lenges associated with safe business operation during this pandemic,” ex- plains BrightSign CEO Jeff Hastings. “It’s gratifying to see the many ways companies like EonDigital are adapt- ing BrightSign’s technology to bring their innovative solutions to market.” “We conducted extensive research to isolate the most common short- comings of conventional temperature screening devices, and we designed ExoMetrics Wrist to specifically ad- dress those challenges,” said Eo- nDigital co-founder Chris Dotson. “Not only does measuring one’s wrist enable us to render a more accurate temperature reading, but there are also ergonomic advantages to our de- sign that make the device suitable for a broader population.”


One of the additional benefits of the ExoMetrics Wrist solution is that it sits at a comfortable height that is suitable for use by children and adults alike. Similarly, the device is within easy reach of people who may be seated in a wheelchair or other assisted mobility device. This broad accessibility suits ExoMetrics Wrist particularly well not just to businesses and retail environ-


ments, but also to airports, theatres, and other entertainment venues that attract a diverse crowd of all ages.


Asymptomatic?


While temperature checks have been found to be effective among those dis- playing the classic symptoms of the virus, what about those who are as- ymptomatic? The VHealth Passport is underpinned by a rapid antibody test kit which takes 1 minute to administer to a sports fan and gives test results within 10 minutes and a 98.7% accu- racy testing for IgG, IgA, IgM. The test kit which comes with a GDPR compli- ant and generates the secure digital health passport, the VHealth Passport. which will be priced at £15 making it a ‘game changer’ for sports fans across the UK.


The team promoting the VHealth Pass- port includes Former England Rugby Captain and 2003 World Cup Winner Mike Tindall MBE. Tindall is a Global Sporting Ambassador for British cyber technology company VST Enterpris- es recently demonstrated the rapid testing kit on a visit to Manchester’s Premiership rugby club Sale Sharks. Tindall was joined by Sale rugby pals Mark Cueto MBE and Tom Curry. The three rugby players demonstrated the new rapid testing kit procedure and VHealth Passport as part of a pilot scheme called Fans Are Back which has been submitted by VST Enterpris- es to the Government including the Prime Minister, the Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston and the Department Of Media Culture & Sport (DCMS). Tech entrepreneur Louis-James Da- vis is leading a consortium of British companies who joined their respective expertise to find a solution to get fans back into stadiums. His tech compa- ny VST Enterprises along with sports partners RedStrike, public safety and event


management partners HALO


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