Taxi Also "Certified"... Sacheon-si, Gyeongnam Introduces 'Taxi Safe Call' to Accelerate COVID-19 Epidemiological Investigations

Sacheon City Hall, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Trainee Reporter Lee Seryeong] Sacheon City, Gyeongnam Province, is introducing a Safe Call service in taxis to conduct rapid and accurate epidemiological investigations of COVID-19 confirmed cases.

Due to the nature of taxis, where close contact occurs in a confined space, rapid epidemiological investigations are important to prevent the spread of virus infections. However, it was difficult to verify passenger information when multiple passengers rode together or paid with cash.

The city, with the cooperation of the taxi industry, plans to introduce the Safe Call service to all 498 taxis operating in the area and will officially operate it starting from the 5th.

The Safe Call service automatically registers the boarding status in the system when a passenger calls the phone number inside the taxi. This allows for quick tracking of movement paths and information delivery when confirmed COVID-19 cases or close contacts occur, preventing the risk of spread.

When calling the Safe Call number, a voice message saying "Authentication completed" is played, the boarding record is registered, and the call fee is covered by Sacheon City.

The registered information is automatically deleted after 4 weeks to protect personal information.

A city official said, "We hope that everyone actively participates in the Safe Call service to enable rapid epidemiological investigations of COVID-19 and prevent community spread."

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