April 24, 2020 2:13 PM

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South Korea to strap electronic wristbands on people ignoring home-quarantine orders

<span style="color: #222222;">South Korea starting next week will strap electronic wristbands on people ignoring home-quarantine orders.<br />'' <br />'' Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-lip on Friday said those who refuse to wear the bands after breaking quarantine will be sent to shelters where they will be asked to pay for accommodation.<br />'' <br />'' Officials said around 46,300 people are currently under self-quarantine. The number ballooned after the government began enforcing 14-day quarantines on all passengers arriving from abroad on April 1.<br />'' <br />'' Although quarantined individuals have been required to download a tracking app that s authorities if they leave their homes, some of them have been caught slipping out by leaving their phones behind.<br />'' <br />'' The wristbands will communicate with the phone apps through Bluetooth and authorities when people leave home or attempt to remove the bands</span><br />''  <br />

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