Flatten The Curve Pilot Program News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

In April, as COVID-19 cases exploded across the U.S. and local officials scrambled for solutions, a police department in Connecticut tried a new way to monitor the spread of the virus. One morning, as masked shoppers lined up 6 feet apart outside Trader Joe’s in Westport, the police department flew a drone overhead to observe their social distancing and detect potential coronavirus symptoms, such as high temperature and increased heart rate.
According to internal emails, the captain flying the mission wanted to “take advantage” of the store’s line. But the store had no heads-up about the flight, and neither did the customers on their grocery runs, even though the drone technology managed to track figures both inside and outside. The drone program was unveiled a week later when the department announced its “Flatten the Curve Pilot Program” in collaboration with the Canadian drone company Draganfly, which was due to last through the summer. ....

Chula Vista , United States , New Jersey , Da Jiang , South Carolina , Adam Lisberg , Eileen Francis , Jarrodm Bruder , Kentaro Toyama , Foti Koskinas , Faine Greenwood , Romeo Durscher , Chula Vista Police , Chula Vista Police Department , Senate Homeland Security , Department Of Defense , Flatten The Curve Pilot Program , University Of Michigan , Columbia University Brown Institute For Media Innovation , National Defense Authorization , Westport Police , Aviation Administration , Trader Joe , Carolina Sheriff Association , Westport Police Department , Elizabeth Police Department ,