Ann Occup Environ Med.
2020 ;32(1):e23. 10.35371/aoem.2020.32.e22.
Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic: onsite mass workplace testing for COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- KMID: 2506299
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.35371/aoem.2020.32.e22
Abstract
- The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is causing tremendous damage globally. The Republic of Korea (ROK), a highly export-dependent nation, is a leader in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and coping well with the disaster. Like the drivethrough COVID-19 testing, which reflects the brilliant flexibility of the Korean medical system, onsite mass workplace testing for COVID-19, which our hospital has been performing over the past few months, is a unique and valuable countermeasure. We believe it is time that the current health examination system for workers in the ROK considered the risk of transmissible diseases.
