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Coronavirus: Should the UK use drones to disinfect public spaces? NewsColony Image copyright XAG Image caption An XAG drone flown over a children’s play park in China A group of drone experts is calling on the UK government to relax regulations on chemical spraying from the air during the coronavirus pandemic. It wants to train drone pilots from the emergency services to spray public areas with disinfectant. It has been done in China and India – but aerial spraying is largely banned in Europe. The drones can cover large areas – but there is debate around whether the method is effective. The Department of Health and Social Care said there were no plans to disinfect outside on a large scale. “The expert advice is that disinfecting outdoor spaces would not be an effective use of resources,” a spokesman said. “We want to focus our efforts and resources on measures which have been recommended by scientific experts to have the most benefit in protecting the NHS and saving lives....