Suwon City Mandates QR Code Authentication for City Hall and District Office Visits

[Suwon Ilbo=Correspondent Seo Dong-young] Starting now, visitors to Suwon City Hall and the four district offices must scan their personal QR codes before entering.

Suwon City announced on the 15th that it will pilot and operate a digital visitor log system (KI-Pass) at the main office and four district offices.

The digital visitor log uses a personal QR code. Citizens can receive one by logging into the 'Naver' app (web) on their smartphone. Visitors can enter the city hall (district office) after wearing a mask, sanitizing their hands, scanning their personal QR code, or filling out a visit record.

However, to minimize inconvenience for residents, the city will also operate a manual visit logbook in parallel.

A city official stated, "We decided to pilot the digital visitor log system at city hall and district offices to accurately manage visitor information and respond swiftly in case of infectious disease outbreaks," and added, "We will comprehensively review efficiency and consider expanded adoption prioritizing agencies with high visitor traffic."

Meanwhile, with the digital visitor log taking effect at high-risk facilities (mandatory targets) nationwide from the 10th, high-risk facilities in Suwon City must also scan personal QR codes before entry.

High-risk facilities where visitors can enter after scanning a QR code include 10 business types: hunting pojangmacha tents, sensibility bars, entertainment bars, small bars, cola discos, karaoke rooms, indoor group exercise facilities (Zumba, Tae-Bo, Spinning, etc.), indoor standing concert venues, private academies, and PC bangs.

There are 5,294 target facilities in eight business types in Suwon City. Suwon has no sensibility bars or indoor standing concert venues.

Managers of high-risk facilities must download the 'Digital Visitor Log' app (Ministry of Health and Welfare), create an account, register their business, and scan visitors' QR codes to record visit history. However, information from users who refuse QR code use or lack smartphones must be recorded in a ledger.

Only minimal personal information necessary for quarantine measures is collected with encryption, and collected visitor personal information is distributed and managed by the QR code issuing company and visit records by the Social Security Information Service. Collected information is automatically deleted after four weeks.

When confirmed COVID-19 cases occur at high-risk facilities, the government plans to conduct rapid epidemiological investigations by analyzing visitor information based on the collected data.