Effective health screening to prevent infection and control the spreading of COVID-19

ABSTRACT

Health screening or examinations are of paramount importance from medical perspective as prevention is better than cure. In current pandemic situation, effective health screening is essential to detect COVID-19 in its early stage even when there have been no symptoms or signs of such disease. To prevent the transmission of such contagious infection, source control measures should be implemented for everyone in the facility, regardless of symptoms. Recent literatures stated that infected people having no symptoms also likely to perform a crucial role in the spread of corona virus in the society. To restrict the transmitting of such disease in community, it is imperative to identify the CORONA positive patient at each and every entry point of the market places, railway stations, airport premises, hospital buildings etc. and isolate them in an efficient manner. Rapid qualitative detection of such disease is made through body temperature measurement with IR thermal gun and RT-PCR test. Detection of COVID- 19 positive patient early means getting immediate treatment, restrict & control the transmission of such disease within the facility and limit the exposures for other patients and healthcare personnel. © 2021 Institute of Physics Publishing. All rights reserved.