Thai hospitals are deploying "ninja robots" to measure fevers and protect the health of overburdened medical workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak.
Later models will be designed to bring food and medicine to patients, and could also eventually be used to disinfect hospital wards, Viboon told AFP. Authorities recently ordered the closure of bars, massage parlours and entertainment venues to help prevent new cases. Officials have so far stopped short of imposing the full lockdowns seen in other countries in a bid to contain damage to Thailand's crucial tourism sector.
School closures and other measures, such as a ban fan attendance at sporting events, are due to run on until 3 April. The pandemic killed 475 people in Italy between Tuesday and Wednesday, the worst toll in a country in a single day, according to an official count published yesterday. She pointed out that often people in Africa are living without access to running water and that the poor conditions are all the more extreme in refugee camps.These conditions, she said, will make the situation all the more critical for people in Africa, than their counterparts in Ireland.
A "relief flight schedule" set to run until 19 April will see Lufthansa and its subsidiaries operate "a total of about five percent of the originally planned program," with Austrian Airlines suspending almost all flights until 28 March and Brussels Airlines between 21 March and 19 April .
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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