DRDO’s COVID sample collection kiosk eliminates dependence on PPE, manual disinfection
The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) is rolling out a COVid SAmple Collection Kiosk (COVSACK) to permit health care personnel to accumulate samples for testing from folks suspected to have already been infected, without getting into direct connection with them.
Covsack eliminates the need for health workers to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while collecting oral samples of individuals to arrive for Covid testing.
The Kiosk is designed for automatic disinfection, once more eliminating the need for human personnel from coming in contact with a possibly contaminated environment. Sprayers with disinfectant solution, water and UV lights are used to sanitise the booth.
How it works
A person who arrives for testing enters the kiosk from where their oral oral swabs are collected by healthcare personnel outside the chamber. A screen protects the healthcare worker from droplets that might be emitted by the breath, cough or sneeze of a potential carrier of the contagion.
The auto-disinfection sprayers mounted in the kiosk spray 1% sodium hypochlorite solution for an interval of 1 1 minute to sanitise the walls, gloves and insides of the chamber, after the person being tested exits. The automated system then flushes the cabin with water from the inbuilt sprayers and it disperses UV light to complete the disinfection process.
After this, another person is allowed in for sample collection.
