UK-based insurtech firm Flock is joining the fight against coronavirus. The company has pledged £10,000 of free drone insurance to pilots working on COVID-19 crisis response. Pilots can learn more and find out if they are eligible here. In an extraordinary show of additional industry support, Flock CEO Ed Leon Klinger writes that the company will offer round-the-clock … [Read more...] about Flock Joins Fight: £10,000 of Drone Insurance for Companies Working in Coronavirus Crisis Response
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Spanish Police Use Drones to Get the Message Out: Stay at Home During Lockdown [VIDEO]
Part of DRONELIFE's ongoing coverage of drones as a part of the COVID-19 crisis response. Business Insider reports that Spanish Police are using drones to ask people to stay at home during the coronavirus outbreak. Spain has declared a state of emergency and has ordered its population to stay indoors and to avoid unnecessary trips after seeing a sharp rise in the cases of … [Read more...] about Spanish Police Use Drones to Get the Message Out: Stay at Home During Lockdown [VIDEO]
The World Needs Drone Delivery Now
With "social distancing" the phrase of the week around the world, the time may have come for communities and governments to embrace drone delivery - not just for speed and convenience, but to protect themselves and vulnerable members. The World Economic Forum has published a blog post highlighting the contributions that drones have made in the fight against COVID-19. "3 … [Read more...] about The World Needs Drone Delivery Now
China is Using Technology to Battle the Coronavirus – in Some Ways that Won’t Fly in the U.S.
The new strain of coronavirus is our current natural disaster, and drones and other new technology are being used to respond. As Covid-19's first site of attack, China has led the battle against the Coronavirus, and it has turned to technology as a tool to help stop the spread of the disease. Currently, technology is being used to help identify those with a fever in an … [Read more...] about China is Using Technology to Battle the Coronavirus – in Some Ways that Won’t Fly in the U.S.
