SHENZHEN — Chinese citizens are using mapping programs and travel trackers in a bid to avoid neighbourhoods with infections of the coronavirus and to better prepare for the dangers they face. While the WeChat program, called “YiKuang” — or “Epidemic Situation,” covers the southern cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou, QuantUrban’s browser-based maps also cover nine other cities in the province. You can’t guarantee there won’t be fresh cases, but you can avoid an area that’s already hit,” she said. Volunteers also help the team to keep the map up to date as the government releases data daily, she said. Yikuang also relies on volunteers to keep up to date and originally denoted neighbourhoods with confirmed cases with a skull and crossbones logo.

Source: National Post February 03, 2020 20:48 UTC