People are seen through a thermal camera as a man enters a new self-sterilization gate at the Grand Mosque, as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during the holy month of Ramadan, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia May 7, 2020. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Cairo: Sophisticated self-sterilization gates have been launched in the Holy Mosque in Mecca as part of precautions against the spread of the new coronavirus, the Saudi news agency SPA has reported.
The gates, installed at the entrances of the mosque, spray disinfectants and are fitted with thermal cameras to check temperatures of entrants at the distance of six metres.
The gates are also equipped with smart screens displaying temperatures of several persons at the same time as well as surveillance monitors.
The gates themselves are to be regularly sterilised after use,according to SPA.
Other precautions already in place in the Holy Mosque include checking those entering the site, installing thermal cameras and enforcing social distancing.
Source: Reuters