Gangbuk-gu Dong Community Center AI Fever Check System and Electronic Entry Log Introduction

Establishment of Response Manual for Building Closure Due to Confirmed Cases... Daehang-dong Community Center Operates Civil Service Desk... Electronic Entry Log Expanded to Gangbuk-gu Office Building from September 1

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Park Kyumsu) is strengthening public building quarantine management as the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) continues mainly in the metropolitan area.

The core measures include the introduction of an artificial intelligence (AI) fever check system, electronic entry logs (KI-PASS), and the establishment of a response manual for building disinfection in case of confirmed cases.

Visitors to the community service centers must obtain a QR code via a mobile phone app and scan it on the tablet PC screen at the building entrance to gain access.

Visit records will be used as basic data for epidemiological investigations when COVID-19 cases occur. The district plans to continue using the existing handwritten logbooks for residents who are not familiar with QR code usage or do not have smartphones.

From September 1, the system will be expanded to operate at the Gangbuk-gu Office building as well.

The non-contact fever check system automatically measures visitors' temperatures using an AI automatic facial recognition solution linked to a thermal imaging camera. If an entrant is not wearing a mask or is wearing it only on the chin or mouth, an entry prohibition sign appears along with a voice message saying, “Please wear a mask.” This completely eliminates the risk of contact during fever measurement and allows for pre-detection of mask-wearing, enabling safe building management.

The main points of the building disinfection measures are the designation of a proxy community service center for work, the formation of an emergency response task force (T/F), and the operation of a dedicated civil service window for closed community service centers. One reason for establishing the manual was that most other regions have not prepared separate response plans for temporary building closures. It is expected to contribute to minimizing work gaps and resident inconvenience caused by temporary building closures.

If a confirmed case occurs among employees or visitors within the building, the district will form T/F support teams by sector according to the manual to respond. They plan to respond quickly at each stage, including building disinfection, determining the scope and duration of self-quarantine, and dispatching personnel to civil service windows.

Additionally, daily disinfection activities by dedicated quarantine teams assigned to each of the 13 community service centers are being strengthened. The dedicated teams, consisting of about 150 members, are active not only in community service centers but also in places with high quarantine demand such as facilities vulnerable to group infections.

Park Kyumsu, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, said, “The introduction of electronic entry logs has made accurate epidemiological investigations possible and enabled prompt initial responses to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community. Although using the QR code may be somewhat inconvenient, we ask for the active cooperation of residents.”

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