Doctors at UP district hospital design cabin for collecting COVID samples

Doctors at the district hospital in UP's Mahoba have designed their own version of an air tight cabin for collecting swab samples to test coronavirus.

Called the Sample Collection Cabin for COVID-19, the structure has been inspired by one planned by a doctor in Kanpur and also by testing facilities in South Korea.

Behind the designing of the cabin is a team comprising Chief Medical Superintendent of Mahoba district hospital Dr R P Mishra, Dr Gulsher Ahmed, Dr Narendra and Dr Yogendra.

"We modified a structure planned by a doctor in Kanpur, about which we came to know through newspapers. As we worked on it we encountered difficulties and worked on removing them. We also got suggestions from some people," the CMS said.

The cabin has two holes through which the doctor can pass his hands for collecting the swab sample.Gloves attached to a long sleeve are affixed to the glass cabin through which the doctor can pass his hands to collect the sample.

"This cabin was inspired by a photograph ..