GUANGZHOU, China — One person was turned away by hotel after hotel after he showed his ID card. A third found his most sensitive personal information leaked online after registering with the authorities. They are pariahs in China, among the millions unable to go home and feared as potential carriers of the mysterious coronavirus. Mr. Tang said he had already been under self-imposed isolation when local officials asked for his personal information, including name, address, phone number, identity card number and the date he returned from Wuhan. Within days, the information began to spread online, along with a list of others who returned to Linhai from Wuhan.

Source: New York Times February 03, 2020 23:03 UTC