Comparing the Operational Strategies of South Korea and Israel’s Coronavirus Drive-Through Testing Centers and the Implications on Testing Capacity

There is an increased need for mass testing in the setting of an emerging infectious disease pandemic to foster informed policymaking and improve public health outcomes. Drive-through testing centers have been employed with great success in South Korea and Israel. In highlighting the differences and...

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Autor principal: Kim, Edward
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7372492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32765136
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S259347
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spelling pubmed-73724922020-08-05 Comparing the Operational Strategies of South Korea and Israel’s Coronavirus Drive-Through Testing Centers and the Implications on Testing Capacity Kim, Edward Risk Manag Healthc Policy Commentary There is an increased need for mass testing in the setting of an emerging infectious disease pandemic to foster informed policymaking and improve public health outcomes. Drive-through testing centers have been employed with great success in South Korea and Israel. In highlighting the differences and examining the downstream implications of their logistical and operational strategies, this paper provides valuable insight on areas of improvement that can increase the capacity and efficiency of testing with drive-through testing centers. Dove 2020-07-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7372492/ /pubmed/32765136 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S259347 Text en © 2020 Kim. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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