Usually, containers are used to transport goods. Many factories offer shipping containers for sale . These containers are bought by shipping companies or leasing companies to carry goods directly, or they are rented out. However, with the continuous development and improvement of the use process, factories also began to provide Modified shipping containers for sale . These modified containers have brought a lot of convenience to life and played a great role. Here’s a topic about the role of containers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mobile nucleic acid testing sites

With the growing need for rapid COVID-19 testing, many locations throughout the country have turned to mobile testing sites constructed from former shipping containers.  Shanghai, for example, has a population of 25 million. A typical visit takes ten minutes or less for the entire test. COVID-19 testing need to be booked in advance and the testing result will returned within24 hours from the government approved labs or hospitals. The workload is huge for the workers in hospitals or labs, and the response is very slow, and the process is long.

As the mobile test sites were set up at shopping centers, municipal parking lots, school parking lots and recreation center parking lots. It brings great convenience to people. People can do the test in these sites whenever they want and can check the results from their mobile phone.

Normally such testing sites don’t need a lot of space, so they do not need 20 feet container or 20 feet container. They only need a small room. The sites contain inspection equipment, so, the price of this site is higher than both 20 feet container price  and 40 feet container price .

But, since this innovative design constructed from former shipping containers allows for much greater efficiency, so it's very popular with authorities and health institutions, an increase in rapid COVID-19 testing and shipping containers  hospitals in areas throughout the country.

As an isolation ward

To help combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the shipping containers can be used as an isolation ward. These containers can be utilized to create surge capacity for existing hospitals or alternate care sites. A 20 feet container  (with a divider) can easily meet the isolation requirements for 2-4 patients.

These shipping containers shelters also provide stability with the option to be fastened (welded or bolted) both to each other, as well as being anchored into a foundation. The containers could be as fast to mount as a hospital tent, but it is very safe as an isolation ward.

This flexible modular approach provides surge capacity for isolation facilities, preventing  hospitals from being overwhelmed during a pandemic caused by a novel respiratory pathogen.

Dealing with the effects – and potential effects – of COVID-19 is a critical challenge to every organization around the globe today, perhaps none more than the healthcare industry and our government agencies.

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There are many other uses for shipping containers, we can provide a variety of containers such as dry cargo containers, reefer containers, special containers, modified containers .etc. If you want to know more , please feel free to contact us by email（info.equilink@cimc.com）or submit a quick quote.