How to monitor the health of large groups of people, like in rest homes, to reduce contact and the spread of COVID-19

Early detection of fever, a key symptom of Covid-19, is critical to managing transmission, which is why remote monitoring could protect those most at risk from the virus and avoid cluster outbreaks in places such as rest homes. The grant has been awarded to conduct clinical trials on a matchbox-sized body sensor worn under the arm to monitor whether someone has a fever and then sends that data over long distances. The trials will be conducted by with the Department of Exercise Science and the Medical Technologies Centre of Research Excellence, in partnership with tech start-up Nightingale.