The big advantage to using an unmanned drone (无人机)    1     (be) that the drone can be sent into dangerous locations. Drones have stepped forward as efficient tools in taking up tasks，    2     (include) checking body temperatures and spraying (喷洒)disinfectant (消毒剂) during the novel coronavirus epidemic (新冠病毒疫情) in China. A picture     3     (take) by Xinhua News Agency showed an operator using his drone to check    4    temperatures of residents in a community in Yichun, Jiangxi province, on Jan 29.

The drone, equipped with a special camera    5    a loudspeaker, can detect people    6    fever at a certain distance and broadcast messages about protective measures to residents, a Xinhua report said. That way, the spread of the virus could     7     (prevent), it said, since people did not need to be in close contact.

In other places, drones are being used to check for any behavior     8     might contribute to the spread of the virus, such as people not wearing     9    (mask ) in public.

The scientists said the new technology can be     10     (wide) applied and is ready for more fields in the future.

Zhong Nanshan, a prominent infectious disease expert, has been nominated for a highly prestigious honor for his outstanding contribution to    1    (fight) the COVID-19 epidemic in China, according to a notice    2    (release) on Monday by a working committee on Party and State medals and honorary titles. The committee recommended Zhong     3     (receive) the Medal of the Republic this year. Zhong is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease.

Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu and Chen Wei, all of    4    played an important role in the fight     5    COVID-19, were shortlisted for national honorary titles, it added.

Zhang Boli, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, has been devoted to the study of    6    (tradition) Chinese medicine (TCM). He    7    (lead) the formulation of the TCM treatment protocol for COVID-19 patients and offered    8    (guide) on TCM treatment for COVID-19 patients.

Zhang Dingyu, head of Jinyintan Hospital, one of the designated hospitals for COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, has been leading the treatment of COVID-19 patients in the city once hard    9    (hit) by the epidemic, the working committee said.

Chen Wei,    10    researcher with the Institute of Military Medicine under the Academy of Military Sciences, has earned major achievements in basic research and development of vaccines and drugs against COVID-19.

Zhong Nanshan,    1     83-year-old doctor,    2     became a well-known name 17 years ago for “daring to speak” in the fight    3     SARS, is the public face of China’s effort to control the Covid-19.

At the very beginning, the national government    4    (arrange) for him to lead the    5    (investigate) into the new virus. His announcement    6     the virus could spread between humans added to people’s concern, after which Beijing warned officials not to cover up any infections.

That was different from SARS in 2003, when in an atmosphere of fear and suspicion(怀疑), Zhong, a     7    (profession) physician, gave media his assessment(估计) and theory on the SARS crisis.

    8    (absorb) in preventing the infectious disease from spreading and    9     (protect) his people, Zhong cared little about himself during the fight. Zhong is thought highly of for his     10    (brave) and intelligence and has remained a public figure ever since. To his credit, he was awarded the Medal of the Republic on September 8^th, 2020.