Israel has launched a network of new ‘contactless’ roadside COVID-19 testing booths which have zero contact between nurse and patient.
Israel has offered to share the design with other countries as part of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The booths, produced by healthcare companies Leumit Health Services andMaccabi Healthcare Services together with civilian and military partners, provide an entirely sealed, sterile environment for the medic, and can be quickly disinfected between patients.
Tests are carried out using two rubber gloves which are attached to the outer wall with airtight seals. Results are processed in a matter of hours and reported directly via the patient’s electronic health record.
The design is reported to be relatively cheap and easy to produce.
The booth was designed to ensure zero exposure between the patient and the tester. It enables a sterile sampling process from the moment the patient begins the test to the transfer of the sample to the laboratory.
There have been 148 deaths from COVID-19 in the Israel, with 12,855 infections and 2,967 recoveries.
