A man (right) checks his temperature in front of a thermal imaging camera to enter a shelter booth designed to protect passengers from monsoon rains, summer heat and the coronavirus, at a bus stop in Seoul on Aug 12, 2020. - AFP
SEOUL (AFP): South Korea has opened a high-tech new front in the battle against coronavirus, fortifying bus shelters with temperature-checking doors and ultraviolet disinfection lamps.
Ten advanced facilities have been installed in a northeastern district of Seoul, offering protection from monsoon rains, summer heat, and the novel coronavirus.
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