Beijing introduces smart wristbands to detect student fever
According to a report, authorities in Beijing, China have rolled out smart wristbands to detect fever in real time among final year students and teachers as schools open up. The temperature data collected by the wristbands will be uploaded to smartphone apps via Bluetooth. The measure was introduced after Beijing relaxed its confinement measures for the first time since January 2020.
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