Daegu City Distributes 'Self-Protector App' for Universities ... 'Attendance-Linked' COVID-19 Response

Workflow diagram of the 'Self-Protection App' distributed by Daegu City to each university.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the 28th, Daegu City announced that it has developed and distributed free of charge the nation's first 'Self-Diagnosis App' for universities to support COVID-19 prevention activities in preparation for face-to-face classes and final exams at local universities.

In response to the Daegu Infectious Disease Control Support Team's suggestion that efficient academic management through a system is necessary for universities, Kim Hyun-deok, director of the Daegu Smart City Support Center (professor of the Department of Electronic Engineering at Kyungpook National University), planned the 'Self-Diagnosis App,' and a local software development company developed the app according to the design plan.

The app includes a function that registers attendance after self-diagnosis linked to attendance when participating in face-to-face classes, allowing immediate identification of the list of students and professors who attended the same class in the same classroom in case of a confirmed case. Additionally, Daegu City explained that it has real-time monitoring of symptomatic individuals by building and room within the campus and management functions for high-risk groups with underlying conditions.

Daegu City has completed development through processes including inputting information by school, system environment implementation, mock testing and error checking, and user training for the program. Currently, 23,332 people from eight local universities have downloaded and are using the app.

Kim Tae-woon, Daegu City Education Cooperation Policy Officer, explained the development background, saying, "Amid concerns about the resurgence of COVID-19, as attending school is inevitable for experimental and practical classes and final exams at each university, we deeply considered effective quarantine measures to protect students' health and decided to distribute the 'Self-Protection App.'"

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