Bracelets help schools track temperatures

Beijing's students and teachers who have been back to campus will wear an intelligent device resembling a sports bracelet that can monitor their body temperatures and alert an app if someone has a fever as part of the capital's latest pandemic control and prevention efforts using technology.

The bands were put into use at schools in five of the city's districts－Fengtai, Dongcheng, Xicheng, Tongzhou and Daxing－on Monday when students in their final year of junior high went back to campus for in-school classes, according to the capital's education commission.

From April 30 to May 8, students in their final year of senior high in 18 schools in Fengtai first tried the bands with their teachers.

"It's easy to wear and can upload the data directly to cellphones, which is both useful and helpful," said Liu Hailian, a psychology teacher at Fengtai No 2 High School who has been wearing it for several days.

She said the bands use a small battery and don't need charging. They are free for students and teachers.

He Shiming, principal of Fengtai No 2 High School, said the bands have greatly increased the temperature-taking efficiency compared with other methods.