With reference to COVSACK, consider following statements

1. It is a kiosk for use by healthcare workers for taking COVID-19 samples from suspected infected patients.
2. It has been developed by Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, a DRDO Laboratory.
3. It is possible to configure COVSACK to be used either from inside or outside as required by the medical professionals.

Select the correct statement.

Recently, Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad has developed another product to combat Coronavirus (COVID-19) by developing COVID Sample Collection Kiosk (COVSACK).

• The unit has been developed in consultation with the doctors of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Hyderabad.
• The COVSACK is a kiosk for use by healthcare workers for taking COVID-19 samples from suspected infected patients.
• Patient under test walks into the Kiosk and a nasal or oral swab is taken by health care professional from outside through the built in gloves.
• The shielding screen of kiosk cabin protects the health care worker from the aerosols/droplet transmission while taking the sample.This reduces the requirements of PPE change by health care workers.
• It is possible to configure COVSACK to be used either from inside or outside as required by the medical professionals.

By: Shubham Tiwari