On February 25, the CDC released new mask recommendations for indoor spaces, relying now on community risk level rather than transmission rates for guidance. According to the new system, each U.S. county is assigned a risk level–high, medium, or low–depending on each county’s individual healthcare data, including COVID-related hospital admissions, bed usage and new cases.

One of the key technologies in Coronavirus detection is temperature scanning. The widespread dissemination of this technology allows elevated body temperature to be detected at the early stages of infection. The temperature scanning technology itself involves the use of thermal imaging cameras that can detect elevated temperatures from one to two meters away, allowing an easy non-contact solution to taking temperatures in particularly high-traffic areas.

Perhaps one of the most talked about methods of combating the novel coronavirus, contact tracing is gaining traction as a key component in the push to reopen the economy. Whether traditionally via public health officials contacting infected and potentially infected individuals or virtually via widespread smartphone technologies, there’s no question that contact tracing is critical in the identification and spread of Covid-19.