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A drone sprays disinfectant at Zhengwan village, amid an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Handan, Hebei province, China.
- Drones are being used by Spanish police to warn people to stay at home.
- Spain has declared a state of emergency and ordered its citizens to stay indoors apart from necessary trips, after seeing a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in recent days.
- According to World Health Organization figures, Spain has endured over 7,700 cases of coronavirus and 288 deaths as of March 15.
- China has previously deployed drones and other advanced technologies for similar purposes.
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Drones are being used by Spanish police to warn people to stay at home.
Spain has declared a state of emergency and ordered its citizens to stay indoors apart from necessary trips, after reporting a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.
$4 shows eerily deserted Madrid streets policed by drones. The drones are controlled by human officers who relay warnings through them via radio.
In the footage, one officer can be seen relaying a warning from health authorities that people should vacate public parks and return home.
You can watch the footage below:
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Spain's tactics bear some resemblance to reported surveillance tactics used by China, which $4 in an attempt to curtail the outbreak. China's English-language newspaper the Global Times shared footage in January showing a drone telling off citizens for going out without masks or to stay indoors.
Police in Spain have been using drones to check the streets for anyone ignoring Spanish orders to stay home during the coronavirus outbreak
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