China The Nanjing government only allows locals and long-term residents to travel within the city using a facial recognition application.

The city government of 8 million people yesterday issued a notice requiring all residents and migrant workers to register on the application called "Ning Guilai", the phrase could mean "Back to Nanjing" or "Return the peace". The application will scan the user's face to confirm all declared information is correct.

The application only allows people who have permanent residences and long-term employment in Nanjing and are not from Hubei Province, the center of pneumonia, to be allowed to freely enter the city. Short-term stays with people who do not have permanent residences or permanent jobs in Nanjing will not be able to enter the city, the government stressed.

"Your travel may be affected if we find that the information you have entered is incorrect, more importantly, it will cause you to have points deducted from your profile," the Nanjing city government said. Jiangsu Province, China announced, and warned of the risk of "liability."

Shanghai also took a similar precautionary measure when it announced on February 1 that people returning from airports and stations must register their personal information on the Healthcare Cloud app.

The app was originally designed to schedule hospital visits and other medical services, but now has a section that requires users to register personal details, including identification documents, home and Shanghai addresses, phone numbers, contacts as needed and travel itinerary.

Yunnan Province this week also announced an app called "Fighting Disease", asking residents to register their personal information by scanning a QR code when entering public places, including residential areas, markets. , supermarkets, shopping malls and subway stations.

"For those who refuse to cooperate or manage at public places, they have the right to ban them from entering. Italians who invade public places without registration, causing disorder or causing serious consequences. , will be responsible before the law, "the Yunnan government declared.

Traffic control measures have been implemented aggressively by many local governments in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic that began in December 2019 in Wuhan city, Hubei province, and has spread to 31 provinces and cities. of this country and appear in 26 countries and territories, killing 1,383 people and more than 65,000 infected.

Many cities in China have imposed blockades, restricting people from traveling, requiring each household to send one or two people out every few days if necessary.

Countries with nCoV-infected patients. Click on image to see details.