Japan sees shortage of thermometers for coronavirus symptom testing

Japan is experiencing a shortage of medical thermometers due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, as more businesses require employees to test their temperatures before going to work.Unlike disposable face masks and disinfectant, the sudden increase in demand for thermometers is expected to settle in time, but some are being sold in online auctions for exorbitant prices.At Omron Healthcare Co., a unit of leading Japanese electronics company Omron Corp. headquartered in Kyoto, orders for thermometers in March were 2.7 times higher than the same period last year."January is usually our pea…READ FULL ARTICLE