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==Drive-through medical testing==
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], drive-through testing became a common approach around the world for testing people who were potentially infected with the virus.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-51766298|title=Coronavirus: Drive-through testing centre launched in Wales|website= www.bbc.com | publisher= BBC|date=  6 March 2020}}</ref> In 2020, drive-through testing facilities were set up in many countries to test whether passengers were infected with [[COVID-19]] (the first being in South Korea).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bicker|first=Laura|date=12 March 2020|title=Coronavirus in South Korea: How 'trace, test and treat' may be saving lives|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51836898}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-06|title="하차없이 10분 만에 OK"...드라이브 스루 선별진료소|url=http://www.monews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=208869|access-date=2021-04-16|website=메디칼업저버|language=ko}}</ref>

This approached allowed medical workers to process high volumes of tests quickly while reducing exposure and risk of infection between those being tested by keeping patients isolated in their vehicles.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Drive-through COVID-19 testing during the 2020 pandemic: A safe, efficient, and scalable model for pediatric patients and health care workers| publisher= US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health|date=  29 May 2020|pmc=7256536|last1=Flynn|first1=E. F.|last2=Kuhn|first2=E.|last3=Shaik|first3=M.|last4=Tarr|first4=E.|last5=Scattolini|first5=N.|last6=Ballantine|first6=A.|journal=Academic Pediatrics|volume=20|issue=6|pages=753–755|doi=10.1016/j.acap.2020.05.018|pmid=32479895}}</ref>

The process typically saw patients present their ID before being swabbed while remaining in their vehicles, before driving off once the test was complete. Their results were then typically shared with them either via text message or via their doctor.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/20/drive-thru-coronavirus-testing-step-step-look-what-expect/2873324001/ |title=Going to a drive-thru Covid-19 testing site? Here's a step-by-step look at what to expect |website= www.usatoday.com | publisher= USA Today |date= 20 March 2020}}</ref>