Antwerp port trials wristbands for coronavirus social distancing

Workers in the port of Antwerp test wristbands developed by a Belgian technology company that could help guarantee the social distancing required during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, Belgium. — Reuters

ANTWERP, Belgium: Workers in the port of Antwerp will next month begin testing wristbands developed by a Belgian technology company that could help guarantee the social distancing required during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rombit, also Antwerp-based, already supplies wearables resembling a sports watch that can warn workers if vehicles are approaching, provide an alert if someone falls into the water or control who uses what equipment or enters specific zones.