"발열체크가 먼저"... 코로나 속에서도 슬기롭게 해수욕장 이용하려면?<br /><br />Summer has come and beaches in South Korea have started opening this week.<br />But with fears of COVID-19 still lingering, beaches are strictly following the government's quarantine guidelines.<br />Some creative systems are also in place to show how packed places are.<br />Our Lee Kyung-eun went to check it out.<br />Just an hour's drive from Seoul, this beach in Incheon is one of South Korea's summer hotspots.<br />But this summer, it's putting more focus on peace, serenity and safety,…due to the newly imposed government health guidelines.<br />Visitors must get their temperatures checked, and receive a wristband to show they don't have a fever.<br />"Each member of our family was given this wristband. It's like a check mark that shows we've already taken the temperature check. "<br />All tents and beach parasols must be two meters apart.<br />For that, staff here have reduced the number of parasols available.<br />Visitors are also advised to keep their face masks on when not in the water, refrain from eating food, and avoid using shower booths.<br />But these measures don't seem to stop people from having fun.<br />"It really feels fresh and cool coming out after a long time of staying at home."<br />"The distancing is well-kept. I love the summer breeze and my kids are enjoying swimming and looking for shells."<br />To manage the distance between people, beach staff are constantly monitoring the number of incoming cars to predict the crowd.<br />"This is the real-time tracker that shows how many cars have passed the bridge to come to this beach. If there are too many, we request help from the police."<br />Anyone can check similar information online, thanks to this newly launched government-run beach map.<br />It indicates the level of crowdedness for each beach using the traffic light system.<br />A green light means the beach is "optimal for distancing", yellow means "caution-required", and red means the beach is too crowded for effective distancing.<br />Information is updated every 30 minutes.<br />And the system will be available for some 50 beaches across the country by mid-July.<br />Lee Kyung-eun, Arirang News.<br />
