Starr Computer launches biosafety units to help tackle COVID-19

Apr 18, 2021 News

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– new disinfectant technology chambers to help keep public safe

Kaieteur News – As Guyana and the rest of the world grapples with what appears to be a new wave of the deadly coronavirus/COVID-19 disease, local technology giant, Starr Computer, has introduced a biosafety department offering disinfectant channels to help keep the public safe.
The new product, retrofitted with a sanitisation chamber and touchless disinfectant technologies to help to reinforce the efforts, offers an additional layer of protection when people lapse in good hygiene practice.

Hospitals, schools, shopping malls (stores), professional offices, hotels, banks, exhibitions, homes (wall mount accessories) have started to use the sanitisation technology to keep their staff, customers, students, occupants and visitors safe.
According to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Starr Computer, Mike Mohan, the biosafety division, which is located at the company’s Lot 59 Brickdam, Georgetown office, provides free information and technology products to help fight the pandemic and by extension save lives.
He explained that in addition to selling the product, Starr Computer introduced its own protocol by demonstrating its UV and touchless disinfectant technologies to not only help its employees feel safe to work but to ensure that customers shop in comfort on it premises.
According to Mohan, “Starr’s disinfectant channel features infra-red artificial intelligent wrist reader that alerts us if someone has a fever; touchless hand sanitiser, safe sanitising body mist and shoe sole sanitiser.”
“At present, everyone entering the Starr Computer premises is invited to walk through our disinfectant channel for a 30-second, four-step, touchless disinfection experience,” he said.
Further, the CEO explained that the specifications and configuration include either a single or a multi-entry chamber.
He noted that the chamber is built with steel and sized 3½’ width x 6’ length x 8’ height. Its metal base, mounted on wheels, allows easy portability, Mohan said.
At its entry, the channel starts with an Infra-Red (IR), ultra-fast temperature reader to the wrist, which can activate an alarm if it detects someone with a high temperature.
He explained further, “This is followed by a touchless hand sanitiser application to clean hands of any infectious particles. Thereafter, a special sensor activates the disinfection chamber which sprays a neutralising mist that disinfects bacteria on the subject’s outer clothing or skin while the floor mat cleanser sanitises your shoe sole before you enter our premises.”
Additionally, the CEO noted that the chamber is retrofitted with a programmable tablet, so that it can remotely monitor real time activities.
“This advanced professional disinfectant channel version can support facial recognition to sound alarm for missing mask as well as conduct body count on human traffic inflow. This application can be further configured to support employee’s time clock system,” he said, adding, “The chambers can be customised to suit your specific needs.”
In fact, Mohan said that, if the market requires it, Starr Computer could retrofit a disinfectant channel for shopping carts and baskets sterilisation for supermarkets. “We can even add roll down gates to entry and exit opening. As we bring products to market, we will be able to offer customers multiple sanitisation options as needed,” added Mohan.
Further, the CEO said that Starr’s Biosafety Department offers free demonstration of the products available.
At present, the company has on sale basic disinfectant channels that are equipped with touchless hand sanitisers that include a whole body mist spray plus shoe sole sterilisation.
Also on sale are deluxe disinfectant channels retrofitted with IR/AI wrist temperature reader together with touchless hand sanitiser, whole body mist spray, and shoe sole sterilisation; professional disinfectant channels retrofitted with two facial recognition tablet computer temperature readers and mask reader identification, as well as stand-alone channels retrofitted with IR/AI temperature reader and touchless hand sanitiser on stands.
The company also sells stand-alone channels retrofitted with touchless tablet with AI facial recognition, face mask and temperature reader and touchless hand sanitiser on stands; wall mount touchless hand sanitiser; wall mount touchless tablet with AI facial recognition, face mask and temperature reader; stand-alone body sanitiser (floor model unit on wheels – different versions; pan and mat walk-through) and shoe sole sterilisation channels.
In addition, Mohan said that there are also replacement parts on sale at the store.
Starr Computer is also offering customers free UV sanitisation for their phones on any visit. The CEO noted that efforts to introduce the biosafety solution started since last year. Ever since then, the company has been working with international manufacturers to build suitable products.
Mohan noted too that his company has worked to develop products that will specifically address the needs of local agencies.
Meanwhile, in addition to efforts to build technology to help combat the virus, Mohan is encouraging his fellow citizens to get vaccinated.
“Anyone who gets the opportunity to be vaccinated for protection against COVID-19 should take this immunisation as soon as it is available. It is one of our best options to strengthen our immune system to survive this disease and stay alive during this challenging pandemic period,” Mohan urged.
Even as he noted that most developed countries are getting ready for a fourth COVID-19 infection wave, Mohan considered that Brazil, “our neighbouring country is now an epicenter of the coronavirus as over 4,000 people died in one day. After vaccination, we still need to keep protecting families, fellow citizens and ourselves. Our biggest challenge is to keep the virus replication down to reduce the rise of virus mutation.”
Mohan emphasised too that even when vaccinated, the CDC, WHO, PAHO and other health agencies have recommended the use of face masking, hand washing, and social distancing practices.
He said, therefore, that Starr Computer urges the use of technology to reinforce the efforts and add additional protection for the public.
In the interim, the computer store is offering customers a real-time demonstration of its biosafety technology when they visit Starr Computer’s Brickdam location or a video demonstration via its website www.starrcomputers.com or its Facebook page.

 

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