Temperature Stickers, Safe Call, and Advance Reservation System... Beach Quarantine Measures Implemented

The Day Before, Haeundae and Songjeong Beaches Open... Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Announces Quarantine Measures for Summer Vacation Season

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[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Haeyoung] As the summer vacation season approaches, quarantine measures such as safe call, temperature stickers, and safe wristbands will be implemented for beach visitors to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that it has established the "2021 Summer Beach Quarantine Measures" and will fully implement them after the COVID-19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting on the 2nd. Starting from the previous day at Busan Haeundae and Songjeong beaches, 265 out of 277 beaches nationwide are scheduled to open sequentially from July.

First, a safe call service will be implemented at beaches nationwide, where visitors can easily register their visit history and phone number by calling the beach's unique number. This aims to resolve the inconvenience of manual logbooks and difficulties in QR code authentication, preventing delays in entry.

Temperature stickers will also be introduced. Stickers that change color if the normal body temperature of 37.5°C is exceeded will be attached to visitors' wrists or other areas to monitor fever symptoms for more than 24 hours. These will be used at large beaches, during peak seasons, weekends, and crowded times to minimize waiting discomfort caused by temperature checks. If the sticker changes color due to fever symptoms, visitors must immediately report to the temporary waiting area or management office within the beach, and local quarantine managers will notify the relevant health center and take isolation measures.

At small beaches with fewer visitors, visitors' temperatures will be measured upon entry, and if no abnormalities are found, they will be given a safe wristband. With a single temperature check, visitors can use multi-use facilities such as nearby restaurants, and usage and entry will be managed through QR codes and payment systems.

Additionally, to disperse beach visitors, a reservation system and congestion traffic light system will be expanded. The reservation system, which was applied to 13 beaches in Jeonnam last year, will be expanded to up to 50 beaches this year in Gangwon, Incheon, Gyeongnam, and Gyeongbuk. The beach congestion traffic light service, which measures and informs congestion relative to the appropriate number of visitors, will also be introduced nationwide. The service displays green when congestion is ▲100% or less, yellow when congestion is over 100% up to 200%, and red when congestion exceeds 200%. Promotion of less crowded beaches will continue, and a 2-meter distance between parasols will be enforced.

Song Sanggeun, Director of Marine Policy at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, said, "As many people exhausted by COVID-19 are expected to visit beaches this summer, we will implement thorough quarantine measures so that the public can safely enjoy the beaches." He added, "Beach quarantine depends greatly on public cooperation, so please adhere to basic quarantine rules such as social distancing and cooperate with the implementation of various beach quarantine systems."

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