How high-tech machines are being used to contain the Wuhan coronavirus:
... [+]in the United States on Wednesday, they tapped a device called Vici that allowed them to interact with their patient not in person, but through a screen.
“Minimizing the spread of this new virus is especially important because we have not yet built up any immunity to it,” Compton-Phillips says. During the SARS coronavirus outbreak in 2003,of those affected were healthcare workers, highlighting the difficulties of remaining safe while providing treatment.
“If it’s not essential for certain supporting staff to be in the patient areas, it’s best for them to avoid it. The fewer people who are in contact with infected patients, the better,” says Peter Seiff, an executive atthat sells a robot called TUG that autonomously ferries medical supplies throughout hospitals. Courtesy of InTouch Health and Aethon
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