Can a person infected with the novel coronavirus pass the thermal scanner test?

A woman from China who is suspected of being infected novel coronavirus managed to pass the check thermal scanner in France. Meanwhile in Indonesia, the Governor of West Sumatra, Irwan Prayitno, welcomed the arrival of 150 tourists from China who were believed to be clean of the virus after passing the test. thermal scanner at the airport.

Novel coronavirus originating from Wuhan City, China, has now spread to dozens of countries. Various efforts were made to anticipate the transmission of this virus, including by installing thermal scanner at the entrances to the country. However, is it possible that there are infected patients who can pass this examination?

Could it be that people are infected coronavirus get away thermal scanner ?

Source: Traveler

A number of countries have intensified the installation thermal scanner in public places following the outbreak novel coronavirus which is breaking out. This examination is now a mainstay method for detecting and preventing transmission of the 2019-nCoV coded virus.

Thermal scanner works by scanning a person's body temperature. Typically, this tool is set to detect temperatures above 38 degrees Celsius. High body temperature is a sign that the body is being infected by certain pathogens (germs).

Although it is effective at detecting coronavirus , thermal scanner also has limitations. This tool only detects high body temperature, but cannot determine the cause. In some way, the patient becomes infected novel coronavirus could outsmart thermal scanner in order to pass the examination.

This is what a woman from Wuhan, China, did some time ago. The woman was experiencing fever and cough when she visited France. However, he got away from it thermal scanner after taking fever-reducing drugs.

The good news, the Chinese embassy in France has found the woman and conducted an examination of her. Her temperature has now returned to normal and her symptoms are definitely not related to infection novel coronavirus .

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Anticipating the patient coronavirus who escaped thermal scanner

Like most viruses, novel coronavirus have an incubation period. The incubation period is the time from when a person is infected until the first symptoms appear. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), novel coronavirus likely to have an incubation period of 2-14 days.

Certain diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Ebola can only be transmitted after symptoms appear. Thanks to this, medical personnel can detect diseases and prevent transmission more easily.

However, other illnesses such as flu and maybe novel coronavirus can already be transmitted during the incubation period. This means that patients can transmit the virus when symptoms do not appear. Therefore, there may be a patient coronavirus that got away from thermal scanner quite a cause for concern.

This also makes a number of people worried about the arrival of tourists from China to Indonesia. However, this need not cause panic. There are additional methods besides thermal scanner which can help detect infection novel coronavirus .

You also don't have to worry. You can protect yourself by taking precautions and maintaining personal hygiene. If you experience symptoms or have traveled to an infected country within two weeks, immediately consult a referral hospital for further tests.