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JD.com to launch unmanned robot delivery fleet in quarantined Wuhan
The robots will allow receivers to collect packages using facial recognition.
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The 2019-nCov virus has claimed 361 lives in China and sickened more than 17,000 individuals.
Retail and dining establishments have been hit the hardest.
Hubei's capital Wuhan is now under quarantine after the virus claimed the life of 17 people in the province.
The government has ordered people in Wuhan to wear masks in public spaces.
Companies have taken a series of measures to contain the illness.
China is expected to surpass Japan to become the second-largest global medtech market.
The ride-hailing service was previously barred from ferrying passengers from train stations during the lunar new year rush.
This is one of the largest fundraising deals in China's logistics sector.