The coronavirus outbreak has seen a surge in the use of artificial intelligence-backed technology to help contain the spread, including robotic cleaners spraying disinfectant at segregated wards to AI voice assistants calling people to give advice on home-quarantine.
The increasing use of technology comes as the rapidly spreading respiratory illness has resulted in more than 425 deaths, overtaking the number of deaths caused by the Sars epidemic in 2003, according to Chinese health authorities.
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