GUANGZHOU -- Biometric identification, already rapidly adopted in everyday life in China, is now being deployed in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak.
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A growing number of startups are making their forays into biometric identification and are poised to export their technologies to Southeast Asia and beyond. © Reuters
GUANGZHOU -- Biometric identification, already rapidly adopted in everyday life in China, is now being deployed in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak.