The COVID-19 Pandemic Response System at University Level: The Case of Safe Campus Model at Ewha Womans University
In response to the changes in the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic situation, Ewha Womans University established Ewha Safe Campus (ESC), an on-campus infection outbreak management system, to allow students and faculty members to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ewha Womans University College of Medicine
2022-10-01
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| Series: | The Ewha Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.e-emj.org/archive/view_article?pid=emj-45-4-18 |
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| Summary: | In response to the changes in the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic
situation, Ewha Womans University established Ewha Safe Campus (ESC), an
on-campus infection outbreak management system, to allow students and faculty
members to safely resume face-to face classes in 2022. The COVID-19 testing
station, Ewha Safe Station, is the core element of ESC. Symptomatic students and
faculty members perform a combo swab self-PCR test or receive a nasopharyngeal
swab PCR test from experts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through early
detection and management. ESC is significant in that it detects infection risks
and proactively implements preemptive measures in a university. The COVID-19
health response system model at the university level was applied for the first
time in South Korea, reaching a milestone in the history of university health in
South Korea. In particular, it is highly valuable that the test was free of
charge, as it enabled all of the examinees to have easy access to the test
through joint cooperation with the Seegene Medical Foundation. This is a
successful example of cooperation between schools and private institutions for
public health improvement. In the future, the direct and indirect effects of the
establishment and implementation of ESC need to be evaluated and confirmed, and
areas requiring improvements need to be identified in preparation for another
infectious disease outbreak in the future. |
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| ISSN: | 2234-2591 |