Rwanda National Police(RNP) has added drones to other existing methods of spreading the information about Coronavirus prevention.
Rwanda deploys Drones to combat COVID-19 pandemic |
In the bid to increase public awareness under the ongoing countrywide lockdown, the Rwanda National Police (RNP) has began flying drones in neighborhoods with automated megaphones.
The drones fly in close range to allow people to hear recorded messages from the loudhailers. “We have added drones to our methods of raising awareness about COVID-19,” RNP announced.
“As drones pass your neighborhoods, we ask you to listen carefully to the message. Don’t leave your home to view the drones,” RNP added.
Anticipating drones might attract the attention of the curious folks who have never seen a drone, the Rwanda National Police advised the public not to mind the drones.
The Police said: "Don’t gather in large groups when drones deliver messages, Stay Home, protect your life and that of others, Save lives."
Rwanda has began recording local contagion of second generation, but possibilities of unknown third generation suspected to be lurking out there.
The ministry of health has reported 4176 tests, 120 confirmed cases and 18 recoveries,no deaths reported yet.
It is not the first time Rwanda deploys drones for health interventions. Early March, drones were dispatched to spray and kill mosquitoes in malaria prone zones in the country.
Rwanda is leaving no stone unturned in the effort to combat Coronavirus pandemic that is terminating the world.
This article first appeared in taarifa
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