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CUP-19: COVID Urban Practices : Innovation / Initiative

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Robots to serve food, medicine to COVID-19 patients in Jharkhand


State/UT Name : Jharkhand

Place : Chaibasa

Type of Initiative : IT Initiative

Date of Initiative : 21-04-2020

What Initiative Were Taken? : Robots to serve food, medicine to COVID-19 patients in Jharkhand

Details : Robots will serve food and give medicine to COVID-19 patients in two hospitals in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district from Tuesday 21st April 2020, in a step to protect doctors and health workers from getting infected with coronavirus. Developed by District Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC) Aditya Ranjan, the remote-controlled COBOT-Robotics will provide food and medicine to patients without human intervention, an official release said.

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