J Korean Med Sci.
2020 Mar;35(11):e123. 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e123.
Drive-Through Screening Center for COVID-19: a Safe and Efficient Screening System against Massive Community Outbreak
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
- 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.
- 4Department of Architectural Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea.
- 5Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon Medical Center, Incheon, Korea. kjykey@gmail.com
- KMID: 2471794
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e123
Abstract
- As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is ongoing, the number of individuals to be tested for COVID-19 is rapidly increasing. For safe and efficient screening for COVID-19, drive-through (DT) screening centers have been designed and implemented in Korea. Herein, we present the overall concept, advantages, and limitations of the COVID-19 DT screening centers. The steps of the DT centers include registration, examination, specimen collection, and instructions. The entire service takes about 10 minutes for one testee without leaving his or her cars. Increased testing capacity over 100 tests per day and prevention of cross-infection between testees in the waiting space are the major advantages, while protection of staff from the outdoor atmosphere is challenging. It could be implemented in other countries to cope with the global COVID-19 outbreak and transformed according to their own situations.
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