In a bid to curtail the spread of coronavirus, Saudi Arabia has installed a new advanced self-sterilization gate equipped with the latest technologies at Masjid Al Haram.
The gate has been installed to automatically scan and sterilize those who enter the mosque to pray.
After the confirmation of the result of the temporary one install at the King Abdul Aziz Gate, the sterilisation gates will be installed in all the gates
Disclosing this on Friday May 8, 2020, the General Presidency of the Sacred Mosque and the prophet’s mosque, Haramain, stated that the technology was introduced by the presidency represented by the Technical and Service Affairs Agency.
The advanced self-sterilization gates sterilize people with antiseptic spray, and are equipped with thermal cameras to detect temperatures from a distance of six meters, and a smart screen for reading temperatures where it can read the temperature of several people at the same time and the speed of reading up to approximately one second, and the gate includes a unit store the disinfectant, thermal surveillance cameras, and smart monitors.
Whoever enters the Grand Mosque to start their daily work passes through the gates, and the gates are sterilized periodically after using them.
This initiative is to complement the preventive and precautionary measures that the presidency did in the two holy mosques, the most prominent of which is the examination of all entrants to the sacred mosque, the installation of thermal cameras, and the application of spacing between the general worshipers in order to ensure the safety of those present in the antique house.
