Indian Navy Develops Handheld Infrared-Based Temp Sensor for Screening

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Navy has indigenously designed and developed a handheld infrared-based temperature sensor for screening personnel at the entry gates of the Naval Dockyard here.
“The instrument has been manufactured under Rs. 1000, through in-house resources (which is a fraction of the cost of the temperature guns in the market),” said Indian Navy in a statement.

Naval Dockyard, Mumbai has designed & developed its own handheld infrared-based temperature sensor. The instrument has been manufactured under Rs. 1000, through in-house resources (which is a fraction of the cost of the temperature guns in the market): Indian Navy pic.twitter.com/aDgcXxKLcF — ANI (@ANI) April 2, 2020

The spokesperson of the Indian Navy on Thursday took to Twitter to state that in support of the healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 outbreak in India, the Indian Navy’s Naval Dockyard in Mumbai has risen to the occasion and produced Personal Protective Gear (PPG) to minimise exposure of the aforementioned professionals to the ‘hazardous’ COVID-19. The spokesperson added that this gear consists of masks, gowns, headcover, and footwear. The gloves in use are disposable latex gloves, it was said.

This #PersonalProtective Gear consists of mask, gown, head cover and footwear. The gloves in use are the disposable latex gloves. pic.twitter.com/uqjI94LaPE — SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) April 1, 2020

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