[osteele]

"The drone project involves young tech enthusiasts from the Jinkui Community Youth Science and Technology Innovation Center. Every day — for two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon — youngsters wearing masks and gloves fly drones to patrol the community.

The drones carry loudspeakers which announce: “Please stay at home as much as possible. If you have to go out, don’t forget to wear a mask.”

The drones can also scan car plates and record which vehicles have entered the community.

The drones are also equipped with thermal scanners which can measure the temperatures of people idling in the community.

Those found with normal temperatures will be encouraged to return home. Officials will be alerted of people found with fever."

https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2002051335/

[fyfy18]

That sounds exactly like some sort of population control mechanism from a dystopian novel. All it needs is a tazer for those that don't comply.

[Izkata]

How about trapping people inside their homes?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7960471/Police-BARR...

[megablast]

What should they do during an epidemic?

[knicholes]

Not wear masks, if nothing else.