COVID-19 Sample Collection Kiosk in AIIMS Rishikesh: A safe and efficient model

Introduction: Following the pandemic, screening suspected individuals on a large scale is imperative to curtail the spread of the disease to a large extent. The walk-in kiosk is an ideal example of an innovation that is time and labour efficient and safe to use. Methodology and review of literature: Embase, Google Scholar, and PubMed were used to extract scholarly articles about the subject published worldwide. The Walk-in kiosk concept was an idea taken from the biosafety chamber used in advanced microbiology laboratories. Results: This ergonomic design enabled the HCW to perform better without bending forward or reaching out for the oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal swabs. It avoids a great deal of inconvenience for both HCW and the patient.