Taking temperature is not a reliable way of detecting Covid-19


Scanning the forehead to determine skin surface temperature is an unreliable indicator of having Covid-19. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

Making people stand in front of a scanner to have their body temperature read can result in a large number of false negatives, allowing people with Covid-19 to pass through airports and hospitals undetected.

Leading experts in physiology have suggested that taking temperature readings of a person’s fingertip and eye instead would give a significantly better and more reliable reading, and help identify those with fever.

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