Solve the Entire Screening Process with One QR Code... Gangnam-gu Smart Infectious Disease Management Center Launches

Testing, Respiratory Clinic, Comprehensive Situation, and Quarantine Office in One Place... Automated System Enables Over 1,000 Tests per Day

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jung Soon-gyun) will officially operate the "Smart Infectious Disease Management Center," the first in Korea to handle the entire screening process from testee registration to returning home with a single QR code, starting from the 23rd.

The "Smart Infectious Disease Management Center," expanded and reorganized from the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center screening clinic, is a standalone building with a total floor area of 528㎡, consisting of two above-ground floors and one basement floor. It can test more than 1,000 people per day and is composed of ▲ screening clinic and respiratory clinic ▲ comprehensive infectious disease situation room ▲ storage for quarantine supplies and waiting room for quarantine staff, enabling "one-stop infection management."

In particular, the first floor above ground is designed in a "contactless walking-through" style equipped with an ultraviolet sterilization system and automatic negative and positive pressure control systems, eliminating waiting times for testees through the QR code assigned to them.

With a single QR code, all processes such as epidemiological survey form completion, medical examination, and specimen collection proceed automatically, enhancing speed and accuracy.

Additionally, an automatic disinfection system is established that completes full-body sterilization within 10 seconds after testing, simply by passing through the exit. Using a conveyor belt-based automatic transport system, the movement and packaging of specimen kits and requests to external companies are possible, maximizing work efficiency.

Meanwhile, since opening the screening clinic under an emergency work system from January 26, the district has proactively conducted specimen tests, testing 77,300 cases as of the 13th, the highest number among Seoul’s autonomous districts. Among these, 135 asymptomatic infected individuals were identified, effectively preventing the spread of infection in advance.

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