Incheon Beaches to Open Sequentially from July 1... City Ensures Thorough Quarantine Management

Operation of Safe Call and Provision of Beach Congestion Information
Shade Facility Distancing, Water Play Facilities Not in Operation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon’s beaches will open one after another starting July 1.

According to Incheon City on the 22nd, Wangsang, Eulwangri, and Hanagae beaches will open first on the 1st of next month, followed by Yeongheungdo Sipripo and Janggyungri beaches on the 16th, and Ongam, Sugi, and Seopori beaches on the 19th.

The city plans to strengthen safety and quarantine management, anticipating an increase in beach visitors compared to last year due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic increasing travel demand and expanded vaccination coverage.

Efforts will focus on operating a COVID-19 beach response team, appointing quarantine managers for each beach, running the beach visit history management system "Ansim Call," installing shade facilities with at least 2 meters of distance, not operating children’s water play facilities, strengthening quarantine of multi-use and safety/rental facilities, and educating operational staff on quarantine guidelines.

Ansim Call is a service where visitors can easily register their visit history and phone number by calling a unique number assigned to each beach instead of using QR codes or handwritten logs.

The city plans to provide beach congestion information services through Naver and the Fishing Village Marine Tourism website (Sea Travel, seantour.kr) to disperse visitors.

Among beaches with low density but equipped with convenience facilities, Seopori Beach in Ongjin County was selected by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.

In addition to Seopori, the city recommends other quiet and scenic beaches in Ongjin County such as Iille, Tteppuru, Janggol, Ongam, and Sugi beaches, as well as Dongmak and Minmeoru beaches on Ganghwa Island, to encourage visitor dispersion.

Furthermore, pre-inspections have been conducted before beach openings to ensure compliance with beach operation responses and daily social distancing guidelines.

An Incheon city official said, "For island beaches, passenger terminals can restrict visits by symptomatic individuals through temperature checks and boarding registration, but beaches like Eulwangri, which are easily accessible by car, are expected to face difficulties in managing visitors," adding, "We ask visitors to cooperate with quarantine management by adhering to quarantine rules and participating in social distancing themselves."

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