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A XAG drone flew, a children's play park in China

A group of drones-experts is the Kingdom of the appeal to the government of the United Kingdom, in order to relax regulations on the chemical spraying from the air during the Corona-Virus-pandemic.

It wants to train drone pilots from The Emergency services to spray public areas with disinfectant.

It was spraying in China and India , But dipping or spraying is largely banned in Europe.

The Drones can cover large areas - But it is the debate around the question of whether The Method is effective.

The Department of Health and Social Care said there are no plans to disinfect, outside, on a large scale.

"The Expert advice That the disinfection of surfaces in the outdoor area would not be the effective use of resources," a spokesman said.

"We want to focus our efforts and resources on the measures That have been recommended to have scientific experts who benefit The Most , save in the protection of the NHS and life. "

At The Moment , the Public Health England advises decontamination only in cases of a possible or confirmed case of The Virus .

The Health and Safety Executive not to comment.

The civil aviation authority, which said the oversight of drones-flight safety, it was not involved in the decision.

the drone pilots would be more protected than the people walking The Streets or driving the delivery truck with spray equipment, because they would be further away, said Jonathan Gill of Harper Adams University, in Shropshire, spent Four Years researching spray drones, used on farm crops in several countries outside of Europe.

"would keep drones That spray people away from the dull, dirty, dangerous jobs," He Said .

The disinfectant would be likely to drift from the target and travel further than thought, He Said , But also other forms of distribution of disinfectant would do the same, and the professionals, The Best type of nozzles and drop size were calculated, to the opponent on hard surfaces.

"Do something is better than doing nothing," he added.

Chinese investment Connections Director Robert Pearson , the cooperation with Chinese companies, XAG, which says its drones over disinfected 902 sq km (350 sq miles) in 20 provinces of China, said: "It is a Solution - But it is an important part of the Arsenal . "

"A drone can spray with 600,000 square meters A Day - the equivalent of approximately 100 employees. "

in the Last month, DJI announced That it had adjusted its agricultural drones to spray disinfectant areas of about 3 sq km in The City of Shenzhen, including the "factories, residential, hospitals and wastewater treatment plants".

But this month, a spokesman for Bbc News said: "The effectiveness of the use of drones for spraying of disinfectants is still being examined".

And The Company has ceased to do it.

"DJI continues to work with professionals in the medical and scientific community to provide The Most effective form of help it can give," it said.

University of The West of England, associate professor in the aviation and Aerospace Engineering Steve Wright said That the UK drone laws focus on safety.

and the crashes And the malfunctions had to be taken into account, as well as the relatively short battery life between charges.

"All of our legislation on the prevention of failure," He Said .

"However, now, people are working, the numbers and say, 'Is the danger of flying a drone over a public park That is larger than the risk, it's not to do?'

"In times of crisis, to Transform the attitude of the people to the technology. "

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Source of news: bbc.com