Abstract: A system and method of maintaining social distancing guidelines with nearby persons allows a user to receive a notification when other people enter within a perimeter around them. A wearable device, especially a belt, equipped with infrared (IR) sensors detects heat signatures of nearby objects. The wearable device subsequently relays this information to the user's mobile electronic device, immediately notifying the user of persons within the predefined radius. The wearable device further differentiates between different distinctly human heat signatures, using artificial intelligence to determine whether a nearby person has the elevated internal temperature that could be attributed to COVID-19, or if the person within the preset radius is asymptomatic. In this way, users may be alerted to dangers approaching from all sides. Users are participants in the global effort to reduce human exposure and help in reducing the distribution of cases to manageable levels.