Gochang-gun Provides Free Support for 'Safe Call Entry Management Service'

Published 14 Oct.2021 10:02(KST)

[Gochang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeonbuk Gochang-gun (Governor Yu Gisang) announced on the 14th that it will provide the ‘Safe Call Entry Management Service’ free of charge to multi-use facilities operated by small business owners such as restaurants and cafes in the region.

The Safe Call service is an entry management system where visitors call a phone number assigned to each facility to record details such as the date and time of visit and contact information. The stored information is used only for epidemiological investigations in case of COVID-19 confirmed cases and is automatically deleted after 4 weeks.

This system has the advantage of addressing limitations such as the risk of infection from using shared pens when writing manual entry logs, concerns about personal information leakage, and false information entries.

It is also expected to alleviate the inconvenience experienced by vulnerable groups such as the elderly who have had difficulties using electronic entry logs (QR codes).

The county has secured 2,000 communication lines for the Safe Call service and assigns unique Safe Call service phone numbers to multi-use facilities in the area, with all call charges fully supported by the county.

Facility business owners who have not been assigned a number can apply by visiting the town or township office, the facility management department, or the Disaster Safety Division.

Governor Yu Gisang said, “This will reduce the communication cost burden on small business owners and strengthen the quarantine system through prompt and accurate epidemiological investigations.” He added, “We will continue to proactively implement various support projects to protect the safety and health of county residents from COVID-19.”