Booth for safer Covid-19 tests

Lower risk: Dr Ang (left) demonstrating how a Covid-19 test is done from inside the positive pressure booth which will be placed at the Penang Hospital’s emergency department. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

FRONTLINERS at the Penang Hospital, who put their health on the line to test suspected Covid-19 patients, now have an extra safety net — a Covid Test Booth.

Fixed with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter, the all-aluminium booth is designed to trap very fine particles effectively, as well as positive pressure, LED lighting and an intercom phone system.