Saudi students develop virus monitoring device

JEDDAH: A group of Saudi students have developed a device that scans patients as they arrive at public places, such as health clinics, and alerts staff if a visitor’s temperature is unusually high. 

A fever, or elevated temperature, is a common symptom of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Their design combines temperature detection with an alert mechanism and sanitization system that can disinfect belongings, such as cellphones and wallets, using ultraviolet light.