Mr. TAKO Masato, President of the Fukui Co-operative Society paid a visit to the Fukui Prefectural Office on May 13 and presented to the office 1,000 non-contact infrared body thermometers.

A non-contact infrared body thermometer measures the skin temperature of the forehead with an infrared sensor and converts a body temperature into a predictive value. The measurement time is very short and can be done without touching the skin, so it is suitable for measuring the body temperature in children and the bedridden elderly.

At the Fukui Co-operative Society, amid the new coronavirus infection, various efforts have been put in places such as wearing face masks by all employees, employing alcohol disinfection, and putting a stop to face-to-face delivery and food tasting in the store.

Upon receiving a request for assistance by Fukui Prefecture for the donation of face masks, body thermometers, and ethanol for disinfection due to lack of medical supplies, they decided to present non-contact infrared body thermometers. Mr. TAKO Masato presented an inventory to Mr. SUGIMOTO Tatsuji, the Governor of Fukui Prefecture.

 The donated thermometers will be used as part of measures to prevent coronavirus infection when the elementary, junior, and high schools in Fukui Prefecture reopen.