The first person diagnosed with the Wuhan coronavirus in the US is being treated by a few medical workers and a robot. The robot, equipped with a stethoscope, is helping doctors take the man's vitals and communicate with him through a large screen.
The robot, equipped with a stethoscope, is helping doctors take the man's vitals and communicate with him through a large screen, said Dr. George Diaz, chief of the infectious disease division at the Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington.The deadly new coronavirus has reached the US. Here's how to protect yourselfThe man, who is in his 30s, was diagnosed with the virus on Monday.
"They're looking for ongoing presence of the virus," Diaz told CNN on Thursday."They're looking to see when the patient is no longer contagious." Doctors are using a robot to communicate with the man from outside the isolation area.About two weeks ago, the hospital tested its protocol for treating patients with highly contagious diseases such as MERS and Ebola. The hospital made changes after the Ebola outbreak.
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