"South Korea said Wednesday it has begun shipping location-tracking wristbands currently used on people violating self-quarantine orders here amid the new coronavirus pandemic.
The country inked a deal valued at 980 million won (US$798,000) with Saudi Arabia to sell some 100,000 units of the wristbands, according to the country's health authorities.
The first batch of 50,000 bands has already been shipped. South Korea is under talks with at least three more countries to export the wristbands, they added. South Korea has been using electronic wristbands equipped with a location-tracking system on people who violate self-isolation rules since late April. Nearly 50 people have been ordered to wear the bands here.
Amid rising controversies over privacy, the violators in South Korea currently have a choice between wearing the bands or being quarantined at state-designated facilities."
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