As part of COVID-19 Strategy under 'Mon against COVID-19', the Deputy Commissioner, Mon, Thavaseelan K, IAS, announced the installation of a Sample Collection Booth, also known as Walk-In- Sample Kiosk (WISK) at District Hospital, Mon on the 20th of April 2020. This project was initiated and fully sponsored by the District Administration.

The Deputy Commissioner said the kiosk was constructed because the safety of the health workers is of outmost importance in the fight against COVID-19. This kiosk act as a physical barrier between the patient and the health worker during the sample collection for COVID-19 which requires close contact between them, thus minimising the chance of exposure to infection. This kiosk will also reduce the number of PPE being used, as the doctor collecting the sample from inside the kiosk does not require donning a complete PPE set. The kiosk will be disinfected with Sodium Hypochlorite spray after each collection.

(DPRO, Mon)