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    COVID-19: Quarantine and a bracelet for Hong Kong returnees

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    COVID-19: Quarantine and a bracelet for Hong Kong returnees

    Semi-autonomous Chinese city issued mandatory wristbands to all arrivals

    Published:  May 21, 2020 16:36 AP  and  Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Digital Content Editor
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    Hongkong: It sits on your wrist, just as a wristwatch would. And in a moment when the world fears infections more than almost anything, it knows exactly where you are. Image Credit: AP
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    Since late March, residents returning to Hong Kong have been required to undergo a two-week quarantine at home, in a hotel or at a government facility as part of stepped-up efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Image Credit: AP
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    To ensure people don't flout quarantine, the semi-autonomous Chinese city issued mandatory wristbands to all arrivals, to be worn for the entirety of the two-week period. Image Credit: AP
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    Those required to go through the two-week quarantine are unable to leave their homes and must rely on food or grocery delivery for meals. Image Credit: AP
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    Government officers also conduct random checks on their homes to make sure they have not broken quarantine. Image Credit: AP
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    That's what happened to Zen Soo, a Hong Kong-based technology writer for The Associated Press. Image Credit: AP
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    For two weeks, she was confined to her apartment, waiting out a quarantine designed to ensure she didn't have COVID-19. Image Credit: AP
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    The wristband was her constant companion. Early versions were glitchy, and the government admitted that only a third of them worked. Image Credit: AP
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    Later ones include a Bluetooth-enabled version that connects to the user's smartphone to monitor movements. Image Credit: AP
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    Just like many around the planet, she persevered. She worked out. She did her job, remotely. She took her temperature and monitored her numbers. Image Credit: AP
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    Occasionally, she stuck her head out of her urban apartment window to capture some coveted fresh air. Image Credit: AP
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    And she waited _ for it all to be over, for the all-clear to arrive. Which, eventually it did. She pushed the "finish the quarantine" button in her phone's app and went back to her virus-era life. Image Credit: AP

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