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Collected Item: “Ottawa company creates 'SMRT Booth' for mobile COVID-19 testing”

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Ottawa company creates 'SMRT Booth' for mobile COVID-19 testing

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news article and video

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"An Ottawa company has developed a mobile COVID-19 testing booth it says increases safety and reduces the need for personal protective equipment.
"Honey Group has developed “SMRT Booth”, a mobile testing solution for COVID-19 testing during the pandemic.
"Honey Group says the 'SMRT Booth' stands for:
- Safe – the SMRT Booth ensures all health care providers and patients are safe during testing as there is no physical contact
-Mobile – The SMRT Booth can be placed anywhere
-Reduce PPE: Honey Group says the SMRT Booth reduces and almost eliminates the use of personal protective equipment
-Testing Time: Honey group says the booth allows health care providers to test patients faster as they don’t have to change PPE in between patients."

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technology, ppe, testing, heath care, innovation

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https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-company-creates-smrt-booth-for-mobile-covid-19-testing-1.5018774

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Josh Pringle

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2020-07-10
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