The Importance of Social Distancing in Times of Quarantine
Since the appearance of the new Corona Virus (COVID-19), global society and scientists specialized in public health have entered a state of alert for the pandemic caused by this virus, whose most relevant characteristics have been, the high rate of contagion, the speed of spread by air, asymptomatic portability that contributes to the involuntary spread, the high mortality rate and mutability of the virus.
The recent emergence of vaccines is yet to prove their effectiveness, and global distribution will take years until we can talk about controlling the pandemic through herd immunity.
To address this problem, the global scientific community has established a protocol of 3 very simple factors, but they have demonstrated high efficiency in combating the spread of the pandemic and reducing pollution, and of which there are proven statistics.
This protocol consists of:
- Social distancing
- Uses of masks that hide the mouth and nose (prevents the spread of the virus)
- Extreme conditions of personal hygiene with emphasis on hand washing using detergent and alcohol.
Based on the above, the Capacity Control Chambers become a cost-effective technology to contribute to the reduction of the pandemic spread of COVID-19, since they offer precise control of the number of people allowed in enclosed spaces, and replace the presence of a guard dedicated to counting people at each entrance of establishments that require capacity control to comply with social distancing, they do not yield inaccurate data, and avoid approaching asymptomatic carriers.
The use of technology is necessary to allow business continuity in the best possible way. Thinking about that, Motorola Security has incorporated the Capacity Control function to its Video Security line offering a wide profile of companies, the control of how many people are present in a space and allowing the limitation of that number according to the space of the business.
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