Hospitals in Beijing will use facial recognition technology to ID scalpers

Beijing will used facial recognition technology to crack down on hospital scalpers, subjecting them to detention and social credit restrictions, the municipal health authority announced on Friday.

The municipal Health Commission said about 30 hospitals in the capital have collected visual information on 2,100 suspected hospital scalpers and entered it into their facial recognition systems.

The information on the scalpers - many of whom have been fined by the police - includes photographs and ID numbers. If they enter a hospital, they will be monitored.