Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic:onsite mass workplace testing for COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea
10.35371/aoem.2020.32.e22
- Author:
Eunhye SEO
1
;
Eunchan MUN
;
Wonsool KIM
;
Changhwan LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Short Communication
- From:Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2020;32(1):e23-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is causing tremendous damage globally. The Republic of Korea (ROK), a highly export-dependent nation, is a leader in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and coping well with the disaster. Like the drivethrough COVID-19 testing, which reflects the brilliant flexibility of the Korean medical system, onsite mass workplace testing for COVID-19, which our hospital has been performing over the past few months, is a unique and valuable countermeasure. We believe it is time that the current health examination system for workers in the ROK considered the risk of transmissible diseases.
