Rise of body temperature is the first SYMPTOM of Corona
virus
Only persons identified as having “ above normal “ body
temperature, need to be administered Covid Test ( very few test kits available –
and cost approx. Rs 4,500 / kit )
If, at any given time , say just 1.3 million Indians (
1 in 1000, out of a population of 1300
million ), are running high temperature, we need to check them for other
symptoms associated with Corona , such as sore - dry throat / persistent coughing
etc , before administering Covid Test to decide positive / negative
Currently , body temperature is being checked using a hand-held
THERMAL IMAGING SCANNER
A few thousands of these are available with our
hospitals / nursing homes / moholla clinics / peivate medical practitioners /
airport staff etc
There is an acute shortage with online price ( despite
uncertain delivery date ) having jumped from earlier Rs 3,000 to Rs 10,000 !
Individuals cannot afford , even if these were
available at Rs 1000 and across the counter
That is why, I suggested :
Marriage
of Technologies to contain Corona ? Yes !
[ 15 March 2020 ]
And later :
Mobiles
for Tracking Corona Movements ?
[ 23 March 2020 ]
Now , Thermal Sensors ( for measuring body temperature ) embedded in Mobiles have
surfaced from time to time, over the past 3 years, but nothing very reliable so
far
But, now that Corona has thrown up this as a necessity (
and a huge business opportunity for manufacturers ) , I am sure , one day soon, this will happen .
Let us hope Indian manufacturers of mobiles, take a lead in this
Of course , it may take YEARS for millions of people to
discard their existing mobiles and replace the same with such improvised
versions
But , here is one more innovation :
Continuous Temperature Sensor
The continuous temperature
patch is designed for multi-day 24 hour continuous monitoring or retrospective
analysis of axillary body temperature.
The temperature patch is
available with a software development kit that enables easy integration with
remote patient monitoring applications whether on location or in the cloud.
HOW IT WORKS
Working with VivaLNK solution partner Yijing Health, the
temperature sensor is applied directly onto the patient and allows for
continuous, real-time monitoring of changes in body temperature. The data is
then sent electronically from the patient to a remote observation dashboard
at the nursing station, which allows nurses/healthcare staff to monitor them
easily and safely. Instead of physically checking the patient's temperature
every few hours with a mercury thermometer, temperatures can be monitored remotely
and automatically, thereby limiting patient-to-caregiver contact.
And another innovation :
Singapore-based Veredus Laboratories is
working on the development of the VereCoV detection kit, a portable
Lab-on-Chip application capable of detecting Wuhan Coronavirus in a
single test, MobiHealthNews reported. The detection kit is slated to be commercially available
by Feb. 1 this year
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Source :
https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/asia-pacific/combating-spread-coronavirus-china-through-continuous-temperature-monitoring
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Dear Dr
HarshVardhanji,
May be you are aware of the above-mentioned developments
If not , you may want to talk to the INNOVATORS and ask
them to tie-up with suitable Indian Manufacturers for starting local production
on a WAR FOOTING
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
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28 march 2020
hcp@RecruitGuru.com