Mercury rising to the COVID-19 challenge

As businesses across Ireland and the UK search for solutions in the battle against COVID-19, a Lisburn-based security company has invested heavily in thermal screening technology that will detect if someone is suffering from a fever in just one second.
By Julie-Ann Spence
Published 8th Apr 2020, 15:24 BST
AS businesses across Ireland and the UK search for solutions in the battle against COVID-19, Lisburn-based security company Mercury Security & Facilities Management (MSFM) has invested heavily in thermal screening technology that will detect if someone is suffering from a fever in just under a second. The Mercury TC-1 camera produces thermal images to enable the speedy detection of a high body temperature which may indicate the presence of a fever - one of the first vital symptoms displayed by carriers of the Coronavirus. From a social distancing perspective, the Mercury TC-1 can measure body temperature from a distance of 1.5 to 2 metres – thus avoiding unnecessary physical contact.AS businesses across Ireland and the UK search for solutions in the battle against COVID-19, Lisburn-based security company Mercury Security & Facilities Management (MSFM) has invested heavily in thermal screening technology that will detect if someone is suffering from a fever in just under a second. The Mercury TC-1 camera produces thermal images to enable the speedy detection of a high body temperature which may indicate the presence of a fever - one of the first vital symptoms displayed by carriers of the Coronavirus. From a social distancing perspective, the Mercury TC-1 can measure body temperature from a distance of 1.5 to 2 metres – thus avoiding unnecessary physical contact.
AS businesses across Ireland and the UK search for solutions in the battle against COVID-19, Lisburn-based security company Mercury Security & Facilities Management (MSFM) has invested heavily in thermal screening technology that will detect if someone is suffering from a fever in just under a second. The Mercury TC-1 camera produces thermal images to enable the speedy detection of a high body temperature which may indicate the presence of a fever - one of the first vital symptoms displayed by carriers of the Coronavirus. From a social distancing perspective, the Mercury TC-1 can measure body temperature from a distance of 1.5 to 2 metres – thus avoiding unnecessary physical contact.

Mercury Security & Facilities Management (MSFM) is Ireland’s largest independent security provider and facilities management company, with a history of introducing pioneering technology to help local businesses protect their staff, customers and property.

The company’s latest discovery is a camera that produces thermal images to enable the speedy detection of a high body temperature which may indicate the presence of a fever - one of the first vital symptoms displayed by carriers of the Coronavirus.

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The Mercury TC-1 camera can detect an elevated temperature in just under a second, allowing large numbers of people to be screened at one time. Subjects can simply walk through the field of view together and the camera will scan them without impeding their passage in any way.

From a social distancing perspective, the Mercury TC-1 can measure body temperature from a distance of 1.5 to 2 metres – thus avoiding unnecessary physical contact.

“In the battle against COVID-19, the quick and early detection of symptoms such as a high temperature can help save lives and minimise the spread of this deadly virus,” said Mercury CEO Frank Cullen. “From the outset of this terrible pandemic, we’ve been researching the latest global technology to see if we could find something that would be helpful to organisations at home in this most difficult of fights against the COVID-19 virus.”

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