Gwangju Nam-gu Introduces 'Walking-Through Booth' That Does Not Require Protective Clothing

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 1st that it has introduced and officially started operating a walking-through booth that allows specimen collection without wearing protective suits to improve the working environment of screening clinic workers.

The newly introduced walking-through booth is designed to maintain positive pressure inside, pushing the internal air outward and blocking external air from entering.

Therefore, medical staff working inside the booth can conduct tests without wearing protective suits.

Additionally, after the test is completed, gloves can be easily disinfected, enhancing diagnostic efficiency and reducing medical staff fatigue, significantly improving working conditions compared to the existing specimen collection environment.

Until now, screening clinic workers had to wear Level D protective suits weighing nearly 3 kg, made of nonwoven fabric and film materials that do not allow air circulation, causing considerable difficulties such as increased body temperature and breathing difficulties.

The positive pressure walking-through booth has become a great support for workers who have experienced accumulated fatigue due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the arrival of intense heat, which made specimen collection very challenging.

A Nam-gu official said, “The newly introduced booth can operate under both negative and positive pressure and provides a sealed environment that eliminates the need for protective suits, removing the discomfort caused by wearing them. It also supplies filtered clean air inside the booth, enabling diagnostic work to proceed quickly.”

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