For anyone putting off visiting their doctor because they fear picking up the COVID-19 infection while in the waiting room, a French inventor has a solution: an automated miniature doctor's clinic.
For anyone putting off visiting their doctor because they fear picking up the COVID-19 infection while in the waiting room, a French inventor has a solution: an automated miniature doctor's clinic.
This self-service doctor's office involves no human contact Location: Mennecy, France Patients speak to a real doctor via a video link while using sensors to take their own temperature, check their blood pressure, check oxygen levels, and monitor heart rate The technology has been around for years but has seen a recent surge of interest (SOUNDBITE) (French) MAYOR OF MENNECY, JEAN-PHILIPPE DUGOIN-CLEMENT, SAYING: "A lot of patients are scared at the moment to go inside classical doctor's clinics, and some doctors have also slowed down their practice.
So because of the complicated situation, we made the most out of this new way of getting health care by launching it sooner than we had initially thought."
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