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'Carebot' to nurse corona patients at COVID-19 facility in Amritsar

By ANI | Updated: April 25, 2020 20:20 IST

A robot was deployed at a COVID-19 care facility here on Saturday to provide medicines, water etc to the patients, so as to reduce the human contact and thus keep doctors and other healthcare staff safe from coronavirus.

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A robot was deployed at a COVID-19 care facility here on Saturday to provide medicines, water etc to the patients, so as to reduce the human contact and thus keep doctors and other healthcare staff safe from coronavirus.

Shivdular Singh Dhillon , Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar commissioned 'carebot' that nitigates the chances of contracting the infection.

"Through this robot, we are reducing the human-human contact and the robot would distribute essentials like medicines, water, etc to every patient on their bed,"said Dhillon while speaking to .

A facility administrator has been deployed to monitor the logistics of the facility, he said.

He said that the facility comprises of thousand beds, and at least 14 positive COVID-19 patients are admitted here.

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Punjab has a total of 298 positive COVID-19 cases of which, 67 patients have recovered, 17 persons have died due to the deadly virus.

( With inputs from ANI )

Tags: Shivdular singh dhillonUnion Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare
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