Using Automated Contact Tracing System App with QR Code to monitor and safeguard Parishioners against COVID-19 at St. Anthony of Padua Parish,

Abstract

St. Anthony of Padua Parish is situated in the heart of Barangay, Matain, Subic, Zambales, which is near the White Rock Beach Resort Hotel headed by Rev. Father Arwin Ebueng Ysonza which is under the umbrella of the Diocese of Iba, Zambales headed by the Most Reverend Bishop Bartolome G. Santos, Jr. DD. It comprises of 9 Barangays which has a population of more than 10,000 approximately, as per the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on COVID-19 resolutions mass gatherings are allowed on 50% capacity which is stipulated under the Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) in which there is a safety measurement protocol followed like the implementation of contact tracing form, getting the temperature per parishioner and observance to Social Distancing. However, with the implementation of these quarantine protocols, there is a problem that arises because the churchgoers can finish the accomplishment of contact tracing form in 30 minutes and half of the Mass celebration was already missed. In line with this, the researcher is proposing a system that can ease up the situation by Using an Automated Contact Tracing System Mobile App with QR Code that can finish the transactions in a much faster approach by generating a QR Code and scan it, these transactions can process in a matter of less than minutes. By the Ciustomized of this new system, it will follow the quarantine protocol, which is set by the Local Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Covid-19 of Subic, Zambales like proper social distancing when entering and leaving the church and recording their names, temperature, and location can be diligently implemented properly and a lot of paper works will be saved because it can generate a quick one-time real-time report that can be exported into an excel form and sent through the e-mails using the Mobile App that scans and generates QR Code per Parishioners