Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on ... [+] Capitol Hill in July. Hot summer weather also causes inaccurate readings, Fauci said, adding that his own readings have gone as high as 103 before entering a building’s air-conditioning. According to The Atlantic, temperature checks can backfire because not everyone who has the coronavirus will have fever as a symptom, so contagious people could be cleared to enter a business or other space where they could infect more people. The most accurate temperature readings? Further informationGet Ready to Have Your Temperature Taken — a Lot (OneZero)Paging Dr. Hamblin: Everyone Wants to Check My Temperature (The Atlantic)Full coverage and live updates on the Coronavirus

Source: Forbes August 13, 2020 20:12 UTC