Robots, government-mandated selfies, and military lockdowns — here are some of the innovative and sometimes startling ways in which countries are fighting the coronavirus outbreak

• Governments worldwide are taking innovative approaches to slow the spread of the coronavirus – including modifying robots to aid in hospitals.
• Some countries, like Taiwan, Poland, and Singapore, are tracking citizens through geo-location services on mobile phones.
• Other countries, like Tunisia, are imposing harsher lockdowns – including a 6 pm to 6 am public curfew enforced by military.
• Here’s a roundup of some of the ways countries are fighting the virus.
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Taiwan is rolling out an “electronic fence” strategy that utilizes location-tracking services in mobile phones to ensure people who are quarantined stay in their homes.

Source: Reuters

Poland is asking citizens to download a government app called “Home Quarantine,” and respond to the app’s random requests for geo-located selfies when prompted. The police will be alerted if a user fails to comply within 20 minutes.

Source: Business Insider

South Korea has developed “phone booths” where individuals — even those without symptoms — can get tested for coronavirus in seven minutes through a glass wall, allowing for fast, widespread testing.

Source: The Straits Times, New York Times

Singapore is using a surveillance app as well, but uses location services to identify whether or not people have been in close proximity to coronavirus patients.

Source: Business Insider, Business Insider

Singapore also requires all travelers get their temperature taken, along with people entering high trafficked locations like schools and restaurants.

Source: STAT

Some hospitals in Thailand are using modified "ninja robots" to help with the treatment of coronavirus patients. The wheeled robots can take patients' temperatures and are equipped with a screen, allowing doctors to video chat with patients and minimize risk of exposure.

Source: Business Insider

Italy has tightened its lockdown, even banning "outdoor physical and leisure activities," such as jogging. Those who want to travel for valid work or family-related reasons need police permission.

Source: CNN, Business Insider

Other countries like Tunisia are instituting harsher public curfews. From 6 pm to 6 am each day, police officers and military personnel patrol the streets to ensure no one leaves their homes.

Source: New York Times

Peru has implemented gendered quarantine regulations. Men can leave their homes Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and women can leave their homes Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Everyone should stay home Sunday. Panama passed similar measures.

Source: Business Insider

Dubai went into a two-week lockdown on April 4. Residents are only allowed to leave their homes for essential purposes — and only one family member at a time is allowed to leave.

Source: US News