As the busy winter travel season approaches, researchers are looking to use AI at Canada\u0027s airports to help curb the spread of COVID\u002D19.
The Innovation Economy Council held a panel Wednesday to discuss ways airports can better detect and control the spread of viruses.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Wastewater detection has become a key way to track the spread of COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic and has been underway as part of a trial program by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority since January. Director of safety and security for Toronto Pearson International Airport, Dwayne Macintosh also discussed Spotlight 19, a technology that uses infrared light through the fingertip to tell whether someone is infected with COVID-19.
The GTAA says that Spotlight 19 is still awaiting approval from Health Canada and would be used if mandatory COVID-19 testing were to return. Ultimately, Macintosh says that it will take a layered approach from physical distancing to continued research into solutions to prevent the continued spread of viruses like COVID-19.
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