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Coronavirus: Hospital ward staffed entirely by robots opens in China

By Sarah O'Meara

9 March 2020

Robot and medical staff

Robots are replacing human medical staff in Wuhan, China

CloudMinds

A new hospital ward run entirely by robots has opened in Wuhan, China, in a bid to protect medical staff from contracting the coronavirus.

On 7 March, about 200 patients exhibiting early symptoms of covid-19 were ushered into the new ward, which is in a converted sports centre in Wuhan, the city where the coronavirus outbreak started.

The robots deliver food, drinks and drugs to the patients, and keep the ward clean. Some have a humanoid head, arms and upper torso but a wheeled base, while others look…

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