Experts: Measuring temperature by hand not accurate

Right way: A woman positioning her forehead at a scanner to get an accurate temperature reading.

PETALING JAYA: As temperature checks are still required as part of the standard operating procedure (SOP) to enter any business premises, health experts warn that readings must still be from the forehead and not other parts of the body such as the hand or wrist.

Universiti Putra Malaysia epidemiologist Assoc Prof Dr Malina Osman said scanning equipment is meant to measure an individual’s temperature on the forehead.