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A humanoid robot named “Pepper” interacts with shoppers at a supermarket belonging to the Edeka chain, in Lindlar, western Germany, 31 March 2020. Pepper, who was actually developed as a robotic nurse, helps customers keep a safe distance between each other in order to minimize transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the pandemic COVID-19 disease. According to the German federal disease control agency, the Robert Koch Institute, the number of COVID-19 cases in Germany has exceeded the 67,000 mark, while some 650 deaths have been recorded so far. (Photo by Sascha Steinbach/EPA/EFE)
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