Beijing human rights activist immobilized by COVID-19 app


              FILE - A woman wearing a face masks talks on her phone as masked residents stand near the metal barriers set up in their locked down neighborhood as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
            
              Activist Wang Yu, who found that her COVID-19 health app changed color and prevented her from traveling, speaks during an interview, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Beijing. There was no evidence that she was sick or had been exposed to the virus. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
            
              Activist Wang Yu explains her difficulties traveling in China because of the country's health code apps, speaking during an interview, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Beijing. A copy of the Chinese legal dictionary lies in the foreground. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
            
              Activist Wang Yu points to a screenshot of her yellow health code, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Beijing. In March, she travelled to Datong to offer legal counseling. The day after she arrived, she said her local code turned yellow, which meant she would have to be centrally quarantined in a hotel. “How did it suddenly become yellow?” she asked. “I didn’t have a cough or any symptoms.” (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
            
              Activist Wang Yu, who found that her COVID-19 health app changed color and prevented her from traveling, speaks during an interview, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Beijing. There was no evidence that she was sick or had been exposed to the virus. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Beijing human rights activist immobilized by COVID-19 app