In the Southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, a fleet of 60 drones has been deployed to keep people indoors and to remind those going out to wear masks.

China has quashed the transmission of local cases of Covid19 but the city of Guangzhou witnessed a flare up of cases caused by the delta variant, which was discovered in India.

Over the previous 24 hours, six new cases were reported in Guangzhou, raising the number in the outbreak to more than 100.

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The drones are police-operated, and they carry cameras and broadcast messages to people venturing outdoors that they and others are best protected by staying inside.

These flying unmanned vehicles now add to an already dense layer of monitoring. The infrastructure of monitoring (in Chinese cities) includes cell-phone health confirmations, temperature checks and quarantines for those living in or travelling to areas where the risk of infection is considered high.

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Guangzhou has isolated several neighbourhoods. It has restricted travel out of the city and the surrounding province and shuttered cinemas and other indoor entertainment venues.

The pandemic has shut down indoor entertainment over holiday at Guangzhou malls. In the Southern Chinese city, Chinese investigators are now targeting officials over coronavirus outbreak.

A disciplinary task force has been set up to hold local cadres to account for flurry of cases. With just six infections reported for Saturday, there are signs of easing, as of now.