Bonuses and pitfalls of a paperless drive-through screening and COVID-19: A field report

Elly Lee; Nurul Yaqeen Mohd Esa; Tong Ming Wee; Chun Ian Soo

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection (Feb 2021)

Bonuses and pitfalls of a paperless drive-through screening and COVID-19: A field report

Elly Lee,
Nurul Yaqeen Mohd Esa,
Tong Ming Wee,
Chun Ian Soo

Affiliations

Elly Lee: Department of Medicine, Sunway Medical Centre Velocity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nurul Yaqeen Mohd Esa: Department of Medicine, Sunway Medical Centre Velocity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tong Ming Wee: Department of Emergency Medicine, Sunway Medical Centre Velocity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Chun Ian Soo: Department of Medicine, Sunway Medical Centre Velocity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Pulmonology Unit, Department of Medicine, National University of Malaysia (UKM) Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Corresponding author. Pulmonology unit, Department of Medicine, National University of Malaysia (UKM) Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Fax.: +60 91456679.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 54, no. 1
pp. 85 – 88

Abstract

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As the world witnessed the rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organization has called for governing bodies worldwide to intensify case findings, contact tracing, monitoring, and quarantine or isolation of contacts with COVID-19. Drive-through (DT) screening is a form of case detection which has recently gain preference globally. Proper implementation of this system can help remediate the outbreak.

Published in Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

ISSN: 1684-1182 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Hong Kong
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-microbiology-immunology-and-infection

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