South Korea launched wristbands for those breaking quarantine because people were leaving their phones at home to trick government tracking apps

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• South Korea will put wristbands on people defying quarantine, after people tricked government tracking apps by leaving their phones at home.
• 57,000 people who entered South Korea after April 1 are confined to their homes for 14 days but more than 160 were caught breaking curfew.
• In response, the government has launched wristbands that tell officials if the person tries to cut it off or leave the home.
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South Korea will use wristbands to stop people breaking quarantine because government tracking apps are being easily fooled by curfew breakers who leave their phones at home. 

57,000 people who entered South Korea after April 1 have been confined to their homes as a precaution for 14 days, but some are going outside regardless, according to The Associated Press and South Korea's Yonhap news agency.

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