# Belgian port to test virus bracelets amid tech tracing fears

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/belgian-port-to-test-virus-bracelets-amid-tech-tracing-fears/
- Published: 2020-04-24T09:30:22-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: In this Wednesday, April 22, 2020 photo, deckhand Gerard Bakulikira, wears a Romware COVID Radius digital bracelet, which flashes red when he is too close […]. Article by Mark Carlson and Lorne Cook, Associated Press. ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — As the spread of the coronavirus eases and people gradually return to work pondering the impact it might have on their jobs, Europe’s second-biggest port is getting ready to test a device aimed at helping thousands of people employed there to respect social distancing. At Antwerp in Belgium, where some 900 companies operate in an area the size of a small town, two teams of port workers will be wearing next month a bracelet originally designed to find tugboat crew members that have fallen overboard but now modified to help stop the spread of the disease. Until a vaccine is found, respecting Europe’s recommended safe distance of 1.5 meters (around five feet), regular hand-washing and the use of masks remain the best methods to defend against any new virus outbreak. So, a mad scramble has begun to develop technologies to prevent its spread. […] Click here to view original web page at www.chron.com Follow AP coverage of the pandemic at http://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio