Security News > 2020 > April > Drones Take Italians' Temperature and Issue Fines
"Attention! You are in a prohibited area. Get out immediately," commands the drone, about the size of a loaf of bread. A heat sensor takes the offender's temperature and sends the information to a drone operator, who stares at a thermal map on his hand-held screen - shining orange and purple blobs.
"Once a person's temperature is read by the drone, you must still stop that person and measure their temperature with a normal thermometer," Matteo Copia, police commander in Treviolo, near Bergamo, told AFP. "But drones are useful for controlling the territory."
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The most heavily hit regions might choose to extend their lockdowns and the Bergamo drones may keep flying well into the summer months.
Pensioner Regina Masper said the drones delivered a public good.