China has deployed an army of drones to disperse disinfectant over villages and cities in the latest attempt to combat the spread of coronavirus.

At least 213 people have died from the killer disease since it was first contracted from a market in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province.

The World Health Organization has since declared the outbreak a global emergency, with Brits trapped in the regions being evacuated on emergency flights.

Every region across the country has reported cases of coronavirus and China has now taken to using drones to try to prevent the spread.

Footage posted to social media in the coastal provinces of Jilin, Shandong and Zhejiang shows drones hovering in the air as disinfectant liquid is sprayed from their underside.