Seodaemun-gu, Seoul's First to Implement 'COVID-19 Contact Notification Service'

Business Agreement with Yap Company, Rapid Identification of COVID-19 Contacts via IoT and Guidance for Screening Tests

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seodaemun-gu District Office (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) announced on the 11th that it has signed a business agreement with Yap Company (CEO An Kyung-hoon) and will implement a pilot project called the "Green Zone, Green Pass" from late this month to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

This project uses an IoT new technology system to identify individuals whose movement paths overlap with confirmed COVID-19 patients and promptly guide them to undergo screening tests.

It is a "COVID-19 Contact Notification Service" that helps quickly find contacts and prevent further transmission, and the district is the first in Seoul to introduce it.

To this end, beacons (beacon, a smartphone short-range wireless communication device using Bluetooth) will be installed in major commercial areas such as restaurants, cafes, COVID-19 testing sites, and government offices within the district.

Until now, when confirmed COVID-19 patients used multi-use facilities such as restaurants, a considerable amount of time was required to compare handwritten logs and QR codes for epidemiological investigations.

Moon Seok-jin, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, said, "To block cluster infections, it is important to quickly identify contacts of confirmed patients through rapid epidemiological investigations," adding, "We expect that the system introduced this time will play a significant role in preventing cluster outbreaks and further transmission of COVID-19."

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