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Setting |
Target Staff or Patient |
Activity |
Type of PPE or Procedure |
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Healthcare Facilities |
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Inpatient Room |
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Patient Room |
Healthcare Worker |
Providing direct care to COVID-19 patients |
Medical mask, Long sleeved isolation gown, Gloves, Eye protection (goggles or face shield), Boots or closed work shoes. |
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Aerosol-generating procedures performed on COVID-19 patients |
Respirator N95 or FFP2 standard, or equivalent. Long sleeved isolation gown, Gloves Eye protection Apron, Boots or closed work shoes |
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Cleaners |
Entering the room of COVID-19 patients. |
Medical mask, Long sleeved isolation gown, Heavy duty gloves, eye protection in case of splash, Boots or closed work shoes |
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Laboratory Personnel |
Taking and Manipulation of nasopharyngeal sample |
N-95, Long sleeved isolation gown, Gloves, Eye protection (if risk of splash), Boots or closed work shoes |
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Visitor/Care givers (mother of a child) |
Entering the room of COVID-19 patients |
Medical mask, Gloves |
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Triage |
Healthcare workers |
Preliminary screening not involving direct contact |
Maintain spatial distance of at least 1 m. Medical mask, Boots or closed work shoes |
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Patients
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Any |
Maintain spatial distance of at least 1 m. Provide medical mask if tolerated by patient |
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Other areas of patient transit (e.g., wards, corridors) |
All staff including healthcare workers |
Any activity that does not involve contact with COVID-19 patients |
Medical mask, Long sleeved Isolation gown, Boots or closed work shoes |
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Laboratory |
Healthcare workers |
Taking and Manipulation of nasopharyngeal sample |
N-95, Long sleeved isolation gown, Gloves, Eye protection (if risk of splash), Boots or closed work shoes |
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Administrative areas |
All staff including health care workers |
Administrative tasks that do not involve contact with COVID-19 patients |
Medical Mask, Physical distancing |
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Morgue |
All staff including healthcare workers |
Any activity that involve coming in contact with COVID-19 related death |
Medical Mask, Long sleeved isolation gown, Apron, Heavy duty gloves, eye protection in case of splash Boots or closed work shoes |