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Traditional high-touch entry screening is obsolete .
Helping visitors feel safe in the new environment while delivering a financially sustainable entry throughput is just not possible with old metal detectors , manual bag inspections , and the resulting crowds .
Along with new regulations and mandated protocols that venues must abide by , visitors and employees now also want to see a very orderly , safe , and socially-distanced people flow .
A touchless visitor experience
is part of the new normal .
A pandemic-aware security posture is not some passing fad . There have been six serious pandemics in just the last two decades : SARS , MERS , avian flu , swine flu ,
Ebola , and now COVID-19 .
Will there be more ? Absolutely . Every physical security team must now develop the ability to adapt to future pandemics that are certainly on the way . Ongoing pandemic readiness is part
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