Chinese truck drivers have been using separate cell phones to record different legs of their travel histories, allowing them to get through checkpoints and avoid possible quarantine, state-run media reported on March 30. Many have now been fined or detained for doing so.
According to China’s COVID-19 rules, a person who has visited a city with a COVID-19 outbreak can’t visit other cities, even if returning home. People have to present their cell phones, which automatically record their travel histories, in order to travel past checkpoints.
