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. 2020 Dec 11;35(49):e429. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e429

Table 2. Requirements of residential treatment center.

Item Requirements
Location - (Geography) Facilities away from downtown and residential area
- (Structure) Separation of movement routes and air circulation between contaminated and clean zone
System - (CCTV and Broadcasting) 24-hr CCTV and broadcasting system for maintenance of order and breakaway prevention
- (Ventilation) Blocking air circulation between zones and natural ventilation through air conditioning system
Isolation Rooms - A room for one person (two or more people from the same group permitted restrictively)
- Providing bedroom, shower facility (water supply/drainage), and toilet
- Air separation between rooms and natural ventilation
- Treatment facilities (for simple treatment and first aid)
- TV, Internet, and telephone available
Working and living facility - Creating an office environment based on work details and movement routes
- Air separation between the zones and natural ventilation
- A room for one or two people as for living facility and maintaining optimal temperature
- Providing individual or shared shower facility, toilet, and laundry facility
- TV, Internet, and telephone available
Area separation - Separation of contaminated zone and clean zone by designating individual building as each zone
- Separation of movement routes and floor in case of contaminated zone and clean zone existing in the same building
- Installation of PPE changing room outdoor or in separate structure (i.e. containers)
- Installation of temporary waste storage outdoor or in separate structure (i.e. containers)
Safety & security - (Outside) Securing transportation for patients’ transfer to hospital
- (Inside) Measures to prevent fall accidents from balconies and stairs
- (Inside) Securing fire prevention facilities (preparation of fire extinguisher, sprinkler, and emergency exit map)
- (Inside) Access control for facilities that can damage the body
- (Outside & Inside) 24-hr CCTV for prevention of breakaway, and maintenance of security and order
- (Outside & Inside) Broadcasting system for announcement

PPE = personal protective equipment.