With Germany’s corona outbreak spiraling out of control, the country has devised a test to screen people right from the comfort of their driving seats.
Drive-thru testing stations have been introduced by Germany to keep possibly infected people out of the hospitals.
Germany has followed the UK and South Korea, where tests have been made mandatory to minimize the possibility of spreading the disease.
So far, there have been around 110,000 coronavirus cases all over the world and the number has particularly spiked in Europe just recently.
According to the German health officials, there are currently 1,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and the virus is spreading at an alarming rate throughout the 16 German states.
Videos on the internet show drivers and passengers being swabbed for the virus by health workers wearing protective clothing. The symptoms of the virus include flu, cough, and sneezing.
In the UK, on the other hand, people undergoing coronavirus testing are instructed to go home and remain inside for 72 hours, the time it takes to extract the results of the testing.
In South Korea, one of the most affected nations right now, the test results are communicated using text messages within three days but it is not clear if people have to stay at home and wait for the results or not.
The drive-thru method introduced to screen people for coronavirus decreases the chances of interaction between infected and healthy people.
At the same time, it keeps the infected people out of hospitals.
One German official gave a practical illustration of how the testing system works.
At the drive-thru established at Nuertingen, spokesperson for Esslingen district administration, Peter Keck, was filmed opening his mouth as a health worker swabbed him for the test.
According to German outlet Welt, two drive-thru testing stations have been set up in Esslingen, a town of around 500,000 people.
But, it is not yet known how many of the drive-thru testing stations have been established in the entire country.
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