South Korea launches 'drive-thru' coronavirus testing facilities as demand soars

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NSTworld: A growing number of local governments in SouthKorea are launching the roadside testing facilities this week. coronavirus covid19 drivethru

Others queuing in their vehicles in the city of Goyang were instructed to stop briefly to submit a sample of secretions for closer examination, with the entire procedure taking less than 10 minutes.

None of the drivers nor medical workers gave their names, the stigma of even being tested making people cautious. South Korea now has 1,766 cases, the highest number in the world outside China, where the disease first emerged in December and has since spread to dozens of countries. -AFP pic The temporary testing facility in Goyang, about 16 km northwest of capital Seoul, was opened on Wednesday at a public parking lot as more than 100 residents seek to get tested every day, the city said in a statement.

 

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