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Technicians fly a drone belonging to the Throttle Aerospace Systems (TAS) which flies Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) to deliver life saving medical supplies. AFP
India tests longer-range drone flights, sets sights on Covid jab deliveries
Sun, 27 June 2021
An aviation firm has carried out the first tests in India of longer-range drone deliveries, as hopes grow that they could deliver medicines as well as Covid-19 vaccines to remote areas.
Greater use of drones could be a game-changer for medical services in the South Asian nation’s hard-to-reach rural areas where healthcare is limited and roads often poor, experts say.
India tests longer-range drone flights, eyes Covid-19 vaccine deliveries
By AFP - Jun 22,2021 - Last updated at Jun 22,2021
Technicians fly a drone belonging to the Throttle Aerospace Systems which flies Beyond Visual Line of Sight to deliver life saving medical supplies during a flight testing at Gauribidanur, about 80km from Bangalore, on Monday (AFP photo)
BANGALORE, India An aviation firm has carried out the first tests in India of longer-range drone deliveries, as hopes grow that they could deliver medicines as well as COVID-19 vaccines to remote areas.
Greater use of drones could be a game-changer for medical services in the South Asian nation s hard-to-reach rural areas where healthcare is limited and roads often poor, experts say.
June 23, 2021
BANGALORE, INDIA (AFP) – An aviation firm has carried out the first tests in India of longer-range drone deliveries, as hopes grow that they could deliver medicines as well as Covid-19 vaccines to remote areas.
Greater use of drones could be a game-changer for medical services in the South Asian nation’s hard-to-reach rural areas where healthcare is limited and roads often poor, experts said.
Throttle Aerospace Systems is among 20 organisations granted permits by the government since May to conduct experimental flights beyond the current limit of 450 metres. Two drones – one that can carry up to one kilogramme for 20 kilometres or nearly an hour, and another that can lift two kilogrammes for 15 kilometres – were tested on Monday in the southern state of Karnataka.
23 يونيو 2021
حذّرت كازاخستان، أمس، من أن سلالة دلتا الأسرع انتشاراً من فيروس كورونا، وصلت إلى عاصمتها، وفي حين شهدت دول أخرى في آسيا الوسطى ارتفاعات جديدة في حالات الإصابة بمرض «كوفيد-19»، سجلت روسيا أعلى حصيلة وفيات بـ«كورونا» منذ أربعة أشهر، حيث فرضت موسكو قيوداً جديدة بعد زيادة إصابات «كوفيد-19».
وتفصيلاً، قال وزير الرعاية الصحية في كازاخستان، أليكسي تسوي، في اجتماع للحكومة أمس، إن حالات الإصابة الجديدة في نور سلطان، عاصمة كازاخستان، قفزت بنسبة 40% الأسبوع الماضي، مقارنة بالأسبوع السابق.
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