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

26 May 2020


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

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Abstract

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.

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Lee, E., Mohd Esa, N. Y., Wee, T. M., & Soo, C. I. (2021). Bonuses and pitfalls of a paperless drive-through screening and COVID-19: A field report. Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi, 54(1), 85–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2020.05.011

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