03 March 2020 – Drive-through testing site opened in northern city of Goyang

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Intervention Categories: Surveillance and response measures; Detecting and isolating cases; Legal and policy; New initiatives
Level of Jurisdiction: National

Overview: An innovative way of testing for the novel coronavirus in the northern city of Goyang, in a drive-through testing site, has been opened Drivers pull in to a parking lot where they then drive to several stations. Nurses in PPE register drivers, check their temperatures, and use swabs to take samples from their throats and nasal passages.
Full details here: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/02/asia/coronavirus-drive-through-south-korea-hnk-intl/index.html