Jung-gu Operates Mobile Walk-Through Specimen Collection Booths

Flexible Response to COVID-19 Spread Prevention through Operation of Mobile Walk-Through Specimen Collection Booths

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jung-gu (District Mayor Seo Yang-ho) is installing and operating two mobile walk-through specimen collection booths to respond flexibly to the prevention of community spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Last month, when multiple COVID-19 cases were confirmed in a building located in Jung-gu, the district set up a temporary outdoor screening clinic in a nearby park and conducted specimen collection for about 2,000 employees and visitors of the building.

As COVID-19, which had temporarily slowed down, began to spread in the metropolitan area centered around small gatherings, the district installed and started operating two mobile walk-through specimen collection booths to prepare for unexpected situations like last month.

The mobile walk-through specimen collection booths, made of transparent material, separate medical staff and test subjects through glove-attached holes, similar to the medical partition walls used in the existing Jung-gu screening clinics.

Medical staff can conduct tests without direct contact with test subjects and without wearing Level D protective suits. The booths are equipped with positive pressure facilities inside to block external virus inflow, reducing the risk of infection.

Additionally, the specimen collection booths, measuring approximately 1m × 1.4m × 2.3m, are mounted on wheels, allowing rapid specimen collection anywhere testing is needed. The booths are equipped with integrated heating and cooling systems, enabling outdoor specimen collection regardless of season, whether in midsummer or midwinter.

The district plans to use the mobile specimen collection booths as information booths under normal circumstances, but will immediately deploy them on-site when the number of screening clinic test subjects exceeds capacity or when outdoor specimen collection is required.

Seo Yang-ho, Mayor of Jung-gu, stated, "We are introducing a simple and efficient system to ensure the safety of Jung-gu residents and medical staff, preparing for the increasing number of tests and heatwaves. We will do our best to block community transmission of COVID-19 by conducting rapid testing anytime and anywhere, regardless of time and place."

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