China turns to AI and data in fight against coronavirus


Workers in protective suits monitor a screen showing the thermal scan to check temperatures of passengers arriving at the Nanjing Railway Station during Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Nanjing, China Jan 27, 2020. -CNS/Reuters

BEIJING (AFP): A man who had travelled to Wuhan -- the central city at the heart of China's coronavirus crisis -- was surprised when police showed up at his door after he returned home, asking to check his temperature.

The man, who had quarantined himself at home in Nanjing, eastern Jiangsu province, said he had not told anyone about his recent trip to the city.

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