Dobong-gu, Fully Committed to On-Site Implementation of Electronic Entry Logs in Karaoke Rooms and PC Cafes

Electronic Entry Log Guidance for About 380 Locations Including Singing Practice Rooms and PC Cafes from June 10... Inspection of 93 Long-term Care and Senior Welfare Facilities from June 15 to 16

The Dobong-gu inspection team is providing guidance on the installation and operation of the electronic entry log at the indoor standing concert venue (Pyeonghwa Munhwa Jinji BUNKER 1-1 Theater) on the 12th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dobong-gu (Mayor Lee Dong-jin) is conducting intensive promotion until the end of June’s guidance period to help facility managers and users easily understand and settle the electronic entry log system introduced on the 10th.

The electronic entry log (KI-Pass) is a system developed and distributed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare that improves the previously manually written visitor logs at businesses to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and enforce quarantine measures. It uses information technology (IT) based on QR codes.

To block community transmission of COVID-19, the district conducts on-site inspections by visiting all karaoke rooms and PC cafes in the area. For businesses having difficulty installing the system due to unfamiliarity with smartphone operation, separate training is provided when they visit the district office.

Currently, Dobong-gu has registered 2 indoor standing performance venues, 179 karaoke rooms, 79 PC cafes, 276 sports facilities, 23 entertainment bars, 48 danran bars, and 1 colatec.

Since June 10, the district has been guiding the use of the electronic entry log (KI-Pass) through text messages, official letters, and on-site visits targeting 2 indoor standing performance venues, 179 karaoke rooms, 79 PC cafes, 73 sports facilities (indoor group exercise GX types such as Zumba, Taebo, Spinning, dance halls, dance academies, ping pong halls), 48 danran bars, and 1 colatec operating in the area.

From July 1, when the guidance period ends, a fine of up to 3 million KRW and orders to restrict or prohibit gatherings will be imposed on facilities required to use the electronic entry log if they falsify visitor lists or manage them poorly.

When entering high-risk facilities where the electronic entry log is introduced, users must obtain a one-time QR code from the NAVER app and present it to the facility manager.

Facility managers scan the QR code presented by users through a separate app. If necessary, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency can also access the information. This system is temporarily applied up to the severe and caution stages of the COVID-19 infectious disease crisis alert, and the information is automatically deleted after 4 weeks.

Earlier, following the implementation of strengthened quarantine measures in the metropolitan area on May 29, the district completed a simultaneous inspection of about 400 multi-use facilities (karaoke rooms, PC cafes, sports facilities, etc.) over two days from May 29 and is currently revisiting and inspecting businesses that do not comply with guidelines.

Also, in accordance with the administrative order to prohibit gatherings, the district plans to continuously inspect 23 entertainment bars that have been closed since May 9 to ensure compliance with the gathering ban.

From June 15 to 16, the district will form an inspection team to check 93 long-term care institutions and senior welfare facilities in the area.

The inspection team will check ▲restriction of outsiders’ entry ▲visitor log availability and completion ▲availability of hand sanitizers and thermometers ▲disinfection and quarantine implementation ▲establishment of emergency contact systems with related organizations ▲confirmation of possible COVID-19 contact (contact with confirmed cases, etc.) ▲checking for fever and respiratory symptoms such as cough ▲compliance with personal hygiene rules (use of masks and hand sanitizers) ▲checking for fever and respiratory symptoms such as cough ▲social distancing during meals ▲social distancing during program operation.

Lee Dong-jin, Mayor of Dobong-gu, said, “To prevent COVID-19, we ask for the active participation of facility managers and users in using the electronic entry log system,” and added, “We ask elderly households to pay close attention to personal hygiene and infectious disease prevention, and residents to actively engage in daily quarantine efforts.”

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