With the spurt in demand for infrared thermometers in India due to Coronavirus pandemic, the Government of India has eased down procedures at the custom level for easier import of the non-contact infrared thermometers by issuing no-objection certificate (NOC) for release of these medical devices.
The novel corona virus-infected cases are mounting every day, and the whole world is on alert. One of the important symptoms of COVID-19 infection is fever. Hence keeping tabs on the body temperature has become one of the ways to screen a large number of people at airports as well as in communities ever since the outbreak of this deadly infectious disease. Infrared thermometers help in screening multiple people with minimum disinfection, and also from a distance. Globally, this method of screening fever in a population has become popular now during the COVID-19 pandemic.
One of the main types of non-contact thermometers is an infrared thermometer. These thermometers are held 3 to 15 cm away from the patient and typically measure temperature on the forehead or temple. Infrared thermometers can check the human temperature by sensing infrared energy radiated by the body.
There is also a spurt in demand for infrared thermometers in India. Hence the Government of India has eased down procedures at the custom level for easier import of the non-contact infrared thermometers during this hour of crisis by issuing no-objection certificate (NOC) for release of these medical devices.
This move of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India for rapid release of infrared thermometers in the market will help in faster screening of the population of the country. Increased availability of non-contact infrared thermometers is expected to help the health care workers and the officials involved in screening a higher number of people and detect infected cases of COVID-19 patients faster and thereby curb the spreading of infection.
Non-Contact Thermometers for Detecting Fever: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK263237/
.Accessed on: 19 th April, 2020.
NOC.I-9/20/2020-W&M Section. Government of India. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Department of Consumer Affairs. Weights and Measures Unit. Dated 7 th April,2020.
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