Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education Provides Additional Thermal Imaging Cameras to Frontline Schools... 73% of All Schools Equipped
The photo shows Joa Electronics Co., Ltd., a local security system specialist company, donating thermal imaging camera system equipment, a disinfection device, to the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education.
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 21st that it will additionally support thermal imaging cameras for fever measurement within the year to maintain an efficient school quarantine response system in preparation for the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.
The support targets, decided after a preliminary survey in October, include 75 kindergartens, 53 elementary schools, 40 middle schools, 40 high schools, 8 schools scheduled to be newly established in 2021, and 10 educational (support) offices and affiliated institutions, totaling 227 locations within the jurisdiction.
The thermal imaging cameras to be supported this time were selected through a public competitive bidding bulk contract by the Office of Education. According to the Office, they purchased excellent standard products at a low price (53.46% of the base amount, winning bid of 3.37 million KRW per unit) with a total budget of 780 million KRW.
In March, the Office of Education had supported 2.78 billion KRW for the purchase of thermal imaging cameras for schools and kindergartens with more than 300 students (more than 100 for special schools). With this additional support, 774 thermal imaging cameras will be installed in 523 schools (73% of all schools) within the jurisdiction.
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Kang Eun-hee, Superintendent of Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education, stated, "Along with compliance with basic life rules such as wearing masks and social distancing, we are striving to preemptively block suspected COVID-19 cases in schools through fever measurement using thermal imaging cameras," adding, "We will do our best to ensure that schools that combine quarantine and learning, and schools safer than outside, continue."
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