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QUARANTINE PASS TRACER SYSTEM

EPIFELWARD NIÑO O. AMORA1, KENNERY V. ROMERO2, RENNAN C. AMOGUIS3,

JONAS E. OLANDRIA, Ph.D.4, EVANGELINE N. OLANDRIA5,
ALMA MAE J. BERNALES6, PAMELA JOY B. ROMERO7
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7333-91341, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9959-09412,
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1781-72903, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8986-016X4,
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6554-52295, https://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-3885-00976,
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7325-28487
ninyohamora2017@gmail.com1, 042189@gmail.com2, amoguis.rennan@gmail.com3,
jonas.olandria@bisu.edu.ph4, evangeline.olandria@bisu.edu.ph5,
maebernales@gmail.com6, pamelajoy.romero@bisu.edu.ph7
Bohol Island State University – Candijay Campus, Cogtong, Candijay, Bohol, Philippines

ABSTRACT

This research addressed the gaps encountered by the current contact tracing process used by the
Municipality of Candijay as one of the measures to help combat covid-19. The current process starts with
the issuance of quarantine passes and listing its details on the logbooks every time a resident passed on
a quarantine control point. The problem is that the quarantine passes can be counterfeited, checking the
quarantine passes and writing down the details into the logbooks are time consuming and tracking or the
whereabouts of a quarantine pass is difficult to trace. The Bohol Quarantine Pass Tracer (QPass Tracer)
is a system developed aiming to implement a contact less verification and validation of the issued
quarantine passes with the use of QR codes, minimize the extra job done by the front liners in checking
the quarantine passes, easily track the whereabouts of the quarantine pass holder, provide data
transparency, provide data portability, view real time reports via dashboard. This is also designed to run
both online and offline. and a self-made QR reader app which is specially design for QPass Tracer. The
system project was carried-out using the agile scrum methodology of software engineering which steps
are collecting user stories, project backlogs listings, task scheduling, development, daily stand-up meeting
and product delivery. This system was implemented in the Municiplality of Candijay during the lockdown
period. The 21 Barangays and the QCP personnel have benefited from the features of the system.

Keywords: Tracer System, Quarantine Pass, COVID-19 Response, QR Code, Raspberry pi server, Micro-
computer, Web Application, Philippines

INTRODUCTION
classification after GCQ. Under Bohol Governor
The corona virus disease (COVID-19) is an Arthur Yap’s executive order, quarantine measures
infectious disease caused by a newly discovered are still implemented as the situations in Metro
novel coronavirus. The virus caught the whole Manila and in Cebu have yet to stabilize. Currently,
world wide open did not spare Bohol from being there are no specific vaccines or treatments for
one of the infected provinces. Since April 2020, the COVID-19. The province cannot afford to have
Provincial Government of Bohol has been under local transmission of COVID-19, considering that
enhanced community quarantine and has even its healthcare facilities are limited and much of the
extended until April 30, 2020. This has been province’s lifeblood depends on the tourism sector
followed by another community quarantine which has been grounded by the COVID-19
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pandemic. To further, local government units and flexible deployment compared with other
(LGUs) should be allowed to modify quarantine methods such as computers. Utilizing the
rules as they see fit amid the COVID-19 pandemic. existence of technology within our reach is a huge
During the implementation of the leap for the improvement of the contact tracing
quarantine measures, every municipality process.
developed their versions of a quarantine pass. This This leads the developers to develop Bohol
is a response to the memorandum released by the Quarantine Pass Tracer. This system is composed
Provincial Government of Bohol that only one of android application, Raspberry Pi, web
person in every household is allowed to go out to application, web portal, web server and database
buy for necessities and issuance of work passes server which functions as one to help the frontliners
for those who are working and stricter curfew hours in their fight against COVID-19. This project works
in order to control the spread of the virus and to by scanning QR codes using the android
prevent community transmission. application. Next is to Verify and Validate the
This works well but concerns some of the Quarantine Pass holder using the web portal or in
concerns arise. The quarantine passes were the android mobile application that is specifically
tampered because it lacks security features. This designed for this project. During verification and
results in an increase number of persons going validation, a part of the screen shows the history of
outside of their homes like a normal day. With the the checkpoint areas with specific date and time
quarantine passes, an extra job is assigned to the that the Quarantine Pass holder was previously
front liners in the Quarantine Control Point (QCP) checked. Lastly, the admin or the authorized
that is to check, verify and validate quarantine. personnel will be able to see reports in the
Some of the QCP personnel are going to collect dashboard.
and even hold the quarantine pass to check it,
which is also a risk if the quarantine pass is held by OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
another person except oneself. The current system
does not have a full contact tracing system. This
This research aimed to develop a Bohol
will lead to a difficulty to track the whereabouts of
Quarantine Pass Tracer and sought to fulfill the
a person if ever he/she will be infected by the virus.
following specific objectives: 1) To implement a
Matt J Keeling et.al. 2020, said that contact tracing
contact less verification and validation of the issued
is a central public health response to infectious
quarantine passes with the use of QR codes; 2) To
disease outbreaks, especially in the early stages of
minimize the extra job done by the front liners in
an outbreak when specific treatments are limited.
checking the quarantine passes; 3) To easily track
Using the current system, the manual checking of
the whereabouts of the quarantine pass holder; 4)
quarantine passes does not keep a record of the
To provide data transparency; 5) To provide data
individuals checked at the QCP.
portability; and 6) To view real time reports via
Robert Hinch et.al. 2020, Digital contact-
dashboard.
tracing is being developed in several countries to
tackle the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Manual contact
tracing is too slow to reach people before they
MATERIALS AND METHOD
transmit. Since the current system does not keep a
data, this means that there will be a difficulty in Software Engineering Methodology
generating reports like the total number of
individuals passed in the QCP, the whereabouts This project used Agile methodology for
(for contact tracing) and more. software engineering. It is a methodology by which
Danquah, L. O et.al. 2019, mentioned that a team can deal with a task by separating it into
the use of mobile devices to support medical and phases and including consistent joint effort with
public health practice (mHealth) can improve stakeholders and constant improvement and
health outcomes in low-income settings due to the iteration at each stage.
low cost of roll-out, mobility of devices, ease of use
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Figure 1. Agile Methodology

Each iteration in the agile methodology, specific iterations called sprints before the
design modifications are made and new system conceivably shippable product will be discharged
features are added. The fundamental thought to the customer. Scrum enables us to concentrate
behind this approach is to build up a project on conveying the business esteem in the most
through rehashed cycles called iterations one limited time. It quickly and more than once
module at any given sprint. investigates real working programming. It
In this project, the researchers utilized the underlines responsibility, collaboration, and
scrum framework of the agile methodology to iterative advancement toward a well-characterized
further indicate the iterations in the agile objective
methodology as scrum framework provides more

Figure 2. Agile:Scrum Framework

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The researchers collected information by

studying the existing system and conducting an
interview to the officer in-charge to identify the
gaps and the possible solutions. After the collection
of information, the researchers listed all the
features that will be implemented and the right
amount of man power to do the job at the given
amount of time. The progress of the project was
monitored daily by the scrum master in a form of
standup meetings. To check the potential
deliverable product, the researchers presented the
project to the Local Government Unit of Candijay.

Figure 4. Project Rollout

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

1. Mobile Application Screen

During the rollout of the project, the system

starts to return data according to its purpose. Every
bit of the data is stored in the database and filtered
as information for the reports which can be printed
or not. Figure 5 shows the mobile application
screen that is used to scan the QR codes. If the QR
Figure 3. Project Presentation with the code scanned corresponds a data in the database,
it will be displayed in the screen together with other
Municipality of Candijay Key Officials
related information such as the alternate
quarantine pass holder, address, time, and date
All of the recommendations were that QR code last scanned and the checkpoint
undertaken and presented again for another history.
review. The series of sprints allowed the team to
come up with a fully shippable product which was
immediately implemented by the LGU as one of the
major tools to help combat covid-19. In order to do
the full-blown implementation, the researchers
tapped with other Colleges, Barangay Health
Workers, Brgy. Captains and other entities that can
be mobilized for registration of household heads
and the distribution of QR Code stickers to the
residents. After all of the undertakings, the project
has been rolled out at the major quarantine control
points of Candijay. Figure 4 shows the photo
opportunity with the Sanguniang Bayan,
MDRRMC, BFP, PNP Personnel, Health Workers,
Taskforce Disiplina and Barangay Tanods.
Figure 5. Mobile Application Screen

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2. Dashboard motorcycle cowlings. After scanning the QR

codes, the resident information will appear in the
Figure 6 displays the dashboard that shows the mobile application for verification and validation.
reports like the total number of residents
registered, the percentage of residents went out 3.2 Minimize the extra job by the front liners in
and passed the Quarantine Control Point (QCP), checking the quarantine passes
the number of QR codes scanned, display specific
QCP where the resident’s QR code has been
scanned, Printing of reports and more relevant The process of scanning the QR codes
features. minimizes the extra job done by the front liners
assigned in quarantine control points (QCP)
because the residents won’t bother anymore giving
the quarantine pass, identification cards and other
documents for verification and validation.

3.3 Track the whereabouts of the quarantine

pass holder

After scanning the QR codes, the QCP location

where the residents' QR were scanned will be
recorded in the database. Whenever the data is
needed, it will be fetched from the database and be
displayed as readable information.

3.4 Data transparency and portability

Figure 6. Dashboard
Every piece of data gathered from the QCPs
With the information from the database that was recorded in the database. Whenever the data
were displayed in the dashboard and in the mobile is needed, only the authorized person can easily
application, the in-charge in the QCP will be able display the information and print reports. The
to filter the unauthorized residents from going out. system does not allow removing of any data from
It is because the validity and authenticity of the the QCPs because those are vital for the
quarantine passes will be identified. The system effectiveness of the system.
also returns the actual QCP that a quarantine pass
has been scanned. This means that the contact 3.5 Data portability
tracers will be able to identify all of the QCPs where
a specific resident passed. Furthermore, the The system and its database are hosted online.
system has eliminated the counterfeit quarantine This allows the whole system to be accessed
passes. almost anywhere as long as the internet
connection is available. In the QCPs where internet
3. Features of Quarantine Pass Tracer System connection is not available, the data is stored in the
local memory and be sent to the server via over the
3.1 Contact less verification and validation air update (OTA).
of the issued quarantine passes on the
use of QR codes 3.6 Real time reports via dashboard.

Using the newly developed system scans the Dashboards display all the information
QR codes attached in the quarantine passes, car needed by the system administrators. In Bohol
windshields, helmets, side mirrors or even in the Quarantine Pass Tracer, the dashboard displays
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AUTHORS’ PROFILE
and Chairperson of Bachelor of
Science in Computer Science in
Epifelward Niño O. Amora, is a
faculty of Bachelor of Science in Bohol Island State University –
Candijay Campus. Member of the
Computer Science in Bohol Island
Philippine Society of Information Technology
State University – Candijay Campus
and a Technology Innovator of the Educators (PSITE) and Philippines Schools,
Universities, and Colleges Computer Education
said university. Expert in Embedded
Systems and Microcomputing. Full Stack and Systems Society (PSUCCESS).
Developer. Member of the Philippine Society of
Information Technology Educators (PSITE) and Alma Mae J. Bernales, is Faculty
Philippines Schools, Universities, and Colleges of Bachelor of Science in Computer
Science in Bohol Island State
Computer Education and Systems Society
University – Candijay Campus and
(PSUCCESS).
a MIS Officer. Member of the
Philippine Society of Information
Kennery V. Romero, is a faculty of
Bachelor of Science in Computer Technology Educators (PSITE) and Philippines
Schools, Universities, and Colleges Computer
Science in Bohol Island State
University – Candijay Campus. Full Education and Systems Society (PSUCCESS).
Stack Developer. Member of the
Philippine Society of Information Pamela Joy B. Romero, is Faculty
Technology Educators (PSITE) and Philippines of Bachelor of Science in Computer
Science in Bohol Island State
Schools, Universities, and Colleges Computer
University – Candijay Campus.
Education and Systems Society (PSUCCESS).

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