Workers in the port of Antwerp test wristbands developed by a Belgian technology company that could help guarantee the social distancing required during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Belgium April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
ANTWERP, Belgium (Reuters) – Workers in the port of Antwerp will next month begin testing wristbands developed by a Belgian technology company that could help guarantee the social distancing required during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rombit, also Antwerp-based, already supplies wearables resembling a sports watch that can warn workers if vehicles are approaching, provide an alert if someone falls into the water or control who uses what equipment or enters specific zones.
New software recently installed could help workers keep a required distance apart by giving warning signals if they come for example within 1.5 metres (five feet) of each other.
The developers believe it also could offer contact tracing if someone becomes infected with the…
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