Corona countermeasure thermography installed at Hiroshima Airport Before the homecoming rush, August 7 at 17:51

At Hiroshima Airport, a thermography to check the body temperature is installed as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus to prepare for the homecoming rush of the Bon Festival.

The thermography is installed at the entrance of the domestic security checkpoint at Hiroshima Airport, and when a person with a body temperature of 37 degrees 5 minutes or more stands in front of the camera, the number is displayed in red on the screen.

It was set up on the 7th as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus before the homecoming rush of Obon.

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the number of domestic flights to/from Hiroshima Airport was temporarily reduced, but it is expected that more passengers will be returned to Obon, so more flights will be operated.

Airports require passengers with fever symptoms to apply at the airline counter.

Tsutomu Shibata, Director of the Airport Promotion Division of Hiroshima Prefecture, said, "People's movements become active during the Obon holidays, but we are firmly taking measures against infectious diseases at the terminals and in the cabin, so please use it with confidence." It was

We plan to introduce a second thermography at Hiroshima Airport as soon as it is ready.