"A Providence business is using a new technology to try and prevent the spread of the coronavirus."
"It makes my tenants feel safer, it's going to make visitors feel safer, our workers feel safer and that's what it's all about," said Joseph Paolino of Paolino Properties.
At 100 Westminster Street in Providence, Paolino Properties recently purchased several thermal cameras, created by a company called Seek Thermal.
Developed by a Brown University alumnus, Seek Scan uses thermal imaging to measure skin temperature. Upon arrival to the building, employees and guests step in front of the camera to make sure their temperature is normal. If it's not, they will be asked to step aside and take their temperature with a thermometer.
Paolino said he hopes to purchase more cameras when they become available to help scan the 800 employees who work in the building, as well as visitors on a daily basis.
"We have to adjust," he told NBC 10 News in an interview Thursday. "I want to be 10 steps ahead of where I should be. We have to think outside the box."
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