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Coronavirus: US treat 1st patient via robot

WASHINGTON: To treat the first man who had been hospitalized with the mysterious Coronavirus doctors in USA, doctors are using robot in order to make sure that the virus does not spread. 

According to details the infected man (US citizen who had recently returned from a trip to central China) had been admitted to the special pathogens unit in a hospital in Everett here on Monday 20th of January, 2020.

According to the section chief of infectious diseases at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, Dr George Diaz, the infected man was in a satisfactory condition. Commenting on the treatment by means of a robot he told that he had sat outside a window of the room to operate the robot that was equipped with a camera, microphone and stethoscope.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.