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China appears to be upping surveillance in the country amid the coronavirus — even putting cameras into people's homes

Eight Chinese cities also make out of the top 10 most-surveilled cities in the world, according to research firm

Some people are saying the cameras are used to enforce self-isolation and ensure residents are obeying quarantine On the first day of quarantine, Scandinavian ex-pat Lina Ali, who spoke to CNN under a pseudonym, said a camera was installed outside her door by property management staff from her building. She said she was told the camera was connected to a police station.For William Zhou, who returned to Changzhou in eastern China in February, he told CNN that a community worker and a police officer installed a camera inside a cabinet in his home pointing to his front door.

The epidemic control command center in Zhou's district confirmed the use of cameras to enforce home quarantine but refused to elaborate the extent to which it is being enforced, CNN reported.

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