Construction of a non-contact community treatment centre for asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Construction of a non-contact community treatment centre for asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Si Hyun Kim, Youn Jeong Kim, Yeon Jeong Jeong, Ji Hye Park, Shin Young Lee, Mi Sun Choi, Sang Yong Kim

The explosive outbreak of COVID-19 led to a shortage of medical resources, including isolation rooms in hospitals, healthcare workers (HCWs) and personal protective equipment. Here, we constructed a new model, non-contact community treatment centres to monitor and quarantine asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients who recorded their own vital signs using a smartphone application. This new model in Korea is useful to overcome shortages of medical resources and to minimise the risk of infection transmission to HCWs.

2021

infection prevention, covid-19, SARS-CoV-2

10.1017/S0950268821000996

Epidemiology and infection