Covid-19: Tommy the robot nurse helps keep Italy doctors safe from coronavirus


A robot helping medical teams treat patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is pictured at a patient’s room, in the Circolo hospital, in Varese, Italy. — Reuters

VARESE, Italy: He doesn't wear a mask but he is helping save lives from coronavirus just the same. Meet Tommy, the robot nurse.

Tommy is one of six new robots helping flesh-and-blood doctors and nurses care for coronavirus patients at the Circolo Hospital in Varese, a city in the northern Lombardy region that is the epicentre of the outbreak in Italy.

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