80K QC firms to use ‘KyusiPass’ for contact tracing

The Quezon City government on Tuesday said more than 80,000 businesses in the city will implement KyusiPass, a centralized COVID-19 check-in system to boost the locality’s contact tracing capacity.

In a statement, the city government said KyusiPass, which is powered by SafePass, provides free quick response (QR) codes that serve as monitoring code for customers to scan.

Business establishment owners must send an e-mail containing the name of establishment and mayor’s permit number to kyusipass.bpld@quezoncity.gov.ph to acquire their own location monitoring QR code, the local government said.

The QR code and the template that can be printed will be sent through the same e-mail address, the city government added.

Margie Santos, chief of the city's Business Permits and Licensing Department, vowed that all information in the KyusiPass will be confidential.

"Ang nakakakita lang ng datos ng mga nagcheck-in gamit ang KyusiPass ay ang ating City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU). Kahit kami sa BPLD ay hindi nakikita ang mga datos na ito," Santos said.

CESU chief Dr. Rolly Cruz, for his part, said the uniformed contact tracing app for all establishments will make contact tracing easier and more efficient.

"This would make contact tracing easier for us in the event of an outbreak. Without delay we can contact people who had been at identified exposure sites," Cruz said.

The local government required the digital contact tracing app last March  7  among business establishment employees and consumers to ensure the early detection of virus.

On Tuesday, Quezon City documented a total of 36,351 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 3,075 active cases, 32,413 recoveries and 863 deaths.—Consuelo Marquez/LDF, GMA News