Gwangju City "Please Scan QR Code When Visiting High-Risk Facilities"

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 7th that starting from the 10th, managers and visitors of high-risk facilities such as karaoke rooms must mandatorily use the electronic entry log system utilizing QR codes.

The eight facilities designated as high-risk on the 2nd are ▲karaoke rooms ▲entertainment bars ▲emotional bars ▲colatecs ▲hunting pochas ▲danran bars ▲indoor standing performance halls ▲indoor group exercise facilities. To prevent gaps in quarantine due to false entries, identify users of facilities used by unspecified large numbers, secure contact information, and block infections, both facility managers and users must comply accordingly.

Accordingly, facility managers must install the facility manager application and log in through business registration number and mobile phone authentication, etc.

Users, when visiting karaoke rooms, receive a one-time personal QR code on their smartphones, show it to the facility manager, and when the facility manager scans the QR code, visit-related information is stored in the facility manager application developed by the government.

Facility information and user visit records collected through the facility manager app are stored and managed on the Social Security Information Service server, and collected information such as names and contact details are automatically destroyed after four weeks.

To this end, frontline officials of autonomous districts plan to visit high-risk facilities such as karaoke rooms to guide the use of QR codes and check compliance with quarantine rules.

The electronic entry log system using QR codes is temporarily applied during the COVID-19 infectious disease crisis alert levels ‘serious stage’ and ‘caution stage.’

If QR codes cannot be used, handwritten entry logs will be created to identify visitors.

If entry lists are falsely written or poorly managed, business owners and users may be punished for violating quarantine rules.

Kim Jun-young, Director of the Culture, Tourism and Sports Office of the city, said, “It is expected that identifying visitors through QR codes will become easier and quarantine measures can be taken promptly.”

Meanwhile, karaoke rooms are recommended to refrain from operating until a separate lifting notice, and if operation is unavoidable, strict compliance with quarantine rules is enforced. In case of violation of quarantine rules, fines (3 million won) will be imposed on business owners and users, and administrative measures to prohibit gatherings will be taken.

The quarantine rules include ▲preparing and managing entry logs ▲checking visitors’ symptoms and restricting entry of symptomatic persons ▲mandatory mask-wearing for business owners, workers, and users ▲daily symptom checks of workers at least once and sending symptomatic workers home ▲appointing a quarantine manager ▲disinfecting facilities before and after business hours ▲disinfecting rooms used by customers after 30 minutes before reuse, etc.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.