Bindura (New Ziana) -South Africa and China registered consulting firm Afro-Asia International on Friday handed over a walk-through human body temperature detector to the Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) for use in screening for COVID-19.
Afro-Asia is owned by former BUSE student Joseph Matangira who is now based in Chaina.
Speaking during the hand-over ceremony, BUSE vice chancellor Professor Eddie Mwenje said the device would be installed at the entrance to the library since it was the most visited room at the university.
About 2 000 final year students at the university recently returned for their final year examinations and are all using one library.
The temperature detecting gate has less human interactions compared to the hand held thermometer.
Speaking on behalf of Matangira, Afro-Asia International marketing executive Mercy Magwengwe said said the detector was very useful in the fight against the pandemic in China.
“Having lived in China, I have seen how the device helped in fighting the disease,” she said.
“It also reduces interaction between people as one passes through temperature detection and if it is too high the device will sound an alarm,” she said.
As part of its contribution to the fight against COVID-19, BUSE has manufactured 80 000 liters of sanitizers, 60 000 of which were handed over to the National Pharmaceutical Company for sale while 10 000 were sold to local shops.
“We have also made 55 000 face masks that we also handed over to NatPharm,” said Prof Mwenje.
Mashonaland Central has to date recorded seven confirmed Covid-19 cases and all the patients are housed at the provincial isolation centre in Chipadze township.
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