Jungnang-gu Operates Walking-Through Screening Clinic... Protecting Medical Staff

Glove-Wall System Completely Separating Medical Staff and Patients During Specimen Collection... Preventing Exhaustion from Protective Gear in Heat, Enhancing Safety

Residents undergoing testing at the Jungnang-gu Walk-Through Screening Clinic

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] "These days, the weather has become so hot that wearing protective suits feels like working inside a steam room."

Medical staff working at the screening clinic in Jungnang-gu have been struggling in the heat while wearing Level D protective suits that cover their entire bodies.

Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Gyeong-gi) announced that it will operate a Walking Through screening clinic to protect medical staff working at COVID-19 screening clinics during the summer and to conduct safer tests.

The existing screening clinic, set up with tents outdoors, recently posed risks of exhaustion due to wearing protective suits amid the heatwave, and there were concerns about infection as testees and medical staff came into direct contact during the testing process.

The newly installed Walking Through screening clinic consists of two specimen collection rooms equipped with negative pressure devices and one case classification space. When the testee is outside the transparent partition, medical staff conduct examinations via intercom and collect specimens by extending their arms through holes in the testing room using the Glove-Wall system.

Therefore, medical staff and testees are completely separated, allowing medical staff to conduct tests safely and quickly without wearing protective suits, and air conditioning is also possible.

The district has been operating the first screening clinic and the second screening clinic equipped with mobile negative pressure facilities since February, and the number of specimen tests has surpassed 5,200 so far.

Going forward, the district plans to respond proactively to the spread of community infections through more thorough testing.

Ryu Gyeong-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, "We installed the Walking Through screening clinic to help the medical staff who silently endure the intense workload and the heat," adding, "We hope this installation will improve the working environment for medical staff and allow residents to be tested safely."

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