Race against the epidemic

        This is a contest of time. It is the first time for the department store industry to complete the concentration within 24 hours, from the rapid screening of all decision-makers to the screening of nearly 1700 people to the resumption of business. The shock and moving experience is beyond words.

        On June 29, 2021, a counter girl in Banqiao Far Eastern Department store was quarantined by New Taipei municipal government because her family was infected with the disease. When the news came, the senior management of Far Eastern Department store immediately decided to close the business early that day, eliminate the whole library on a large scale, suspend the business of the whole library the next day and screen the whole staff quickly.

        Full screen? Although it is a common term in the news media, once it really needs to be implemented, I still don't know where to start. Thanks to the rapid assistance of Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, the enterprise quick screening plan was submitted to the Health Bureau of New Taipei municipal government at the first time.

        In the early morning of June 30, more than a dozen electronic media and news and political program teams gathered outside Banqiao Far Eastern Department store. When the press conference officially announced that the screening outside the museum would begin at 3 p.m., I still couldn't help worrying: today's temperature is 36 ℃, and thousands of people are going to carry out outdoor screening?

        After noon, the professional team of Far Eastern Memorial Hospital arrived, and the colleagues of Banqiao Far Eastern Department store also accelerated the layout of the site, moving tables and chairs, transporting mobile air conditioning, pulling the line by red dragon, outputting on-site notices... It seemed that they were preparing for a large press conference.

        After the screening was officially started, there was a constant crowd on the scene, like queuing up to buy blessing bags for the new year; Several colleagues held three color billboards to direct the line, and the crowd also moved in an orderly manner according to the guidelines, just like the exchange of anniversary gifts. Although no one has rehearsed, all personnel, including counter personnel, employees, security, cleaning, shutdown... Will use their previous experience in holding various activities at this moment. Every colleague is sweating on the square in Xishi, but no one complains. After all, compared with the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital collection and inspection team wearing level III protective equipment, what is our fatigue?

        The rapid screening of nearly 1700 people was successfully completed in two periods. When the good news came that all the staff were negative, the hard work in the process had long been forgotten. Then came the relevant regulations and inspections of the New Taipei municipal government. It had to be ready to resume business at 1 p.m. immediately. Later, there were TV interviews, news release writing and sending... Which needed to be handled nonstop. Although everyone was busy, they were greatly relieved.

        Banqiao Far Eastern Department Store intensively carries out large-scale disinfection and quickly completes all staff screening, hoping to provide consumers, counter partners and employees with a safe and secure shopping environment. Nancy Hsu president often stressed that the safety and health of colleagues' working environment is a link highly valued by far Eastern Department store. We must do a good job in epidemic prevention and ensure the safety of the environment and personnel in the museum.

        Thanks to the professional team of Far Eastern Memorial Hospital for quickly assisting the Far Eastern Department store to complete the screening of all employees, and also thanks to the efforts of each partner. In various categories of department stores, each job training is accumulated, which allows us to successfully pass the test of this shocking education.