Published December 15, 2020, 8:25 AM For viral infections, fever is one of the first and most frequent symptom. And this has been one of the first signs doctors look out for when the pandemic Covid-19 broke out this year. Covid-19 is known to cause an increase in body temperature. According to the German Robert Koch Institute, almost 90% of infected people in China have been diagnosed with fever. This focus on fever screening as a preventive measure to contain the current pandemic is one of the hallmarks of WHO’s basic steps. To help in the effort to identify and contain the pandemic, German technology company Dermalog has developed a camera, which measures body temperature.