Terra Drone, a Japanese commercial drone services company used its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system to transport medical samples and quarantine supplies in China.
The first urban-air transportation that took place specifically for the coronavirus (Covid-19) was conducted in February earlier this year. On this day, a medical delivery drone flew from the People’s Hospital of Xinchang County to the disease control center of Xinchang County.
As the air delivery system is automatic and unmanned it significantly reduces the contact between samples and personnel, as well as improving delivery speed.