Canadian Senior Living Facility Pilots NFC, BLE Solution for Contact Tracing
The NFC and BLE technology being piloted is assisting with contact tracing for COVID-19 but can also be applied in other ways to senior living facilities.
The NFC and BLE technology being piloted is assisting with contact tracing for COVID-19 but can also be applied in other ways to senior living facilities.
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Direct Supply integrated the facility’s access control with video surveillance, intercoms and an at-risk human perimeter system.
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