Robot Is Used To Deliver Food To People In Quarantine Amid The Outbreak Of Coronavirus

A robot called Little Peanut is being used to deliver food to people in quarantine. These people were on the same flight from Singapore to Hangzhou with patients contracted with Coronavirus. Out of 335 passengers, two had a high fever.

The video was recorded in a hotel in Hangzhou, China. The small robot was going back and forth between rooms carrying trays of foods with it.

The robot said in Chinese: “Hello everyone. Cute Little Peanut is serving you food.” It also said that if anyone needed anything, they could send a message to the staff using WeChat.

At the 16-story hotel, there are over 3000 people are being quarantined with multiple robots on each floor.

At the moment, there are 11,374 confirmed cases with 259 deaths and 252 recovered. The virus is believed to have come from Wuhan’s Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which is a trading place for wildlife. On 23 January, to prevent the virus from spreading, the Chinese authorities put the city under lockdown. Some airlines have also suspended their flights to mainland China.

Foreign nationals who are being evacuated from the city are being transferred into quarantine centers. The deadly virus has spread to 16 countries outside of China including Australia, Cambodia, Canada, France, Germany, Côte d'Ivoire, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, the U.S, and Vietnam.

Researchers working at the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University have created a map to track the deadly virus.

From the map, you can know the total number of cases that have been confirmed worldwide and the total of recoveries and deaths. Cases are also broken down based on regions. There is also a graph plotting the reported cases.

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