Gyeongnam Province Makes All-Out Effort to Install Electronic Entry Logs at High-Risk Facilities for COVID-19

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Sharon] The installation rate of electronic entry logs (KI-Pass) at high-risk facilities for COVID-19 in Gyeongnam Province was found to be an average of 19%.

The province announced on the 17th that it has been replacing the visitor logs at high-risk facilities, which were previously found to be falsified or poorly maintained and identified as gaps in the quarantine network, with electronic entry logs.

The electronic entry log is a management system where users receive a QR code and generate a visit record through an encrypted QR code via an app installed by the facility manager.

Since the government announced the policy to introduce this system, the province, together with cities and counties, has been encouraging the installation of the system targeting local entertainment associations and singing practice room associations.

As a result, out of 7,688 high-risk facilities across 8 sectors, 1,461 places (19%) have installed the electronic entry log system.

Hunting Pojangmacha had the highest installation rate at 50%, followed by colatec at 41%, indoor group exercise facilities at 35%, entertainment pubs at 20%, singing practice rooms at 16%, and danran pubs at 14%.

Due to the nature of entertainment businesses mainly operating at night, the province is visiting establishments during nighttime hours to guide them on installing and using the electronic entry log system.

The electronic entry log system, implemented from the 10th of this month, will undergo a guidance period until the end of this month and will be fully enforced starting next month on the 1st.

After the guidance period ends, if visitor logs are falsified or poorly managed at facilities required to install the electronic entry log, a fine of up to 3 million KRW will be imposed or administrative measures such as closure orders will be taken.

Shin Jong-woo, Director of the Welfare and Health Bureau of the province, said, "To ensure early adoption of the electronic entry log system, city and county officials are visiting establishments individually to provide guidance, and we expect this system to be established by the end of this month. As the COVID-19 situation, which had been subsiding, is resurging, we urge business owners and users to actively participate to ensure the early adoption of the electronic entry log system."

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