analytics , while thermal cameras can screen individuals for evidence of elevated skin temperature . Contact tracing can then be put in place for individuals who do test positive . The number of occupants within a space can also be monitored and controlled thanks either to the use of video analytics or access control readers .

Real-time updates can play their part to sustain safe and healthy working environments , for instance by utilising 24 / 7 remote monitoring and response ,

— Ahmad Farrakh Manzoor , Head of Siemens Smart Infrastructure - Regional Solutions and Services , Siemens

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Ahmad Farrakh Manzoor is Head of Smart Infrastructure , Solutions and Services at Siemens Saudi Arabia and Bahrain . Manzoor is an advocate of cultural transformation leading towards teamwork , ownership and creating the leaders of tomorrow . He is passionate about digitalisation , IoT and smart city applications . Through his work , he intends to make technology simple to understand and to have it applied in a useful way , helping make infrastructure more smart , sustainable and energy efficient . www . technologymagazine . com