A ROBOT DOG ISSUING COVID-19 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IS ROAMING THE STREETS OF SHANGHAI

A- A A+
A ROBOT DOG ISSUING COVID-19 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IS ROAMING THE STREETS OF SHANGHAI

A robot dog is being used to bark COVID-19 safety measures in Shanghai, China. The robodog tells residents to "wear a mask, wash hands frequently, and check your temperature. 

" Since the end of March, Shanghai has been in lockdown following a COVID-19 spike driven by the new BA.2 variant. Drones have also been reportedly used by authorities to enforce a strict COVID-19 lockdown regime. Drones are flying over a Shanghai park telling people through a loudspeaker, "Please go home immediately, or you will be punished in accordance with the law,"

On April 3, Shanghai, the city of 26 million people, reported 7,788 daily locally transmitted asymptomatic cases and 438 symptomatic cases. Reuters reports that the total number of cases across mainland China is 11,781, asymptomatic cases 1,506 symptomatic cases, meaning Shanghai makes up 62% of the total cases across the country.