Re:California sets Covid-19 daily record, Bay Area cumulativ...
by bluGill on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @04:53PM
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How do you know you never had a fever you couldn't detect? If you don't check your temperature daily those by definition would have passed you by.
The real reason though is people tend to think it ain't that bad and go out. Fever checks stop those people before they infect your shop.
Re:California sets Covid-19 daily record, Bay Area cumulativ...
by parliament32 on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @12:31PM
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You're right; a slight one, possibly. But the margin of error on the forehead scanners is so high you're not going to detect anything other than the most serious of fevers, which I guarantee people can tell they have.
If you want proper temperature checking you're going to have to get into oral checks, which nobody is willing to do. The forehead scanners are a placebo -- this has been known for a very long time: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thermometers/accuracy-of-...
Re:California sets Covid-19 daily record, Bay Area cumulativ...
by barneygale on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @07:38PM
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I've never seen a toupée that I couldn't tell was fake.
I've never understood this fascination with fever checks. I've never had a fever where I couldn't tell I had a fever -- everyone with a fever perfectly well knows they have a fever. The problem is people trying to hide it, I guess? And if they suppress it with medication, your forehead scanner will be useless anyway.
The solution for that is to make quarantine less painful. Here's a list of grocery delivery services, here's a guarantee your employer can't punish you for taking time off work, here's a nursing service that'll call you to check in daily, etc. Enjoy your vacation.