Asian cities harness big data and AI for contact tracing

Tracking infectious diseases becomes centerpiece of smart city projects

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Asian cities have turned to big data and AI to trace people with the risk of having been exposed to the coronavirus. © Reuters

GO YAMADA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- China's Alibaba Group Holding offers an app that restricts individuals at a high risk of having been exposed to the coronavirus from entering certain buildings. 

The tech giant has also rolled out a system in several Chinese cities that identifies those not wearing a mask using AI.

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