| Table 2. Suggestions to limit the spread of COVID-107 19 for the clinic staff and patients. | ||
| Sector | Measures | PPE required |
|---|---|---|
| Valet parking | -Ensure alcohol-based hand rub is available. -Provide a moistened cloth with 70% alcohol solution to clean steering wheels and car doors. |
-Surgical or fabric mask |
| Office administration | -Ensure alcohol-based hand rub is available. -Ensure proper ventilation with outside air. -Encourage employees to maintain at least one meter from other employees when possible. -Encourage flexible work hours or rotational shifts. -Review cleaning and disinfection procedures for furniture such as desks, armchairs, and other personal use objects such as computers, pens, etc. |
-Surgical or fabric mask |
| Waiting area- patient reception area | -Encourage employees to maintain at least one meter from other employees when possible. -Install physical barriers in reception areas to limit contact between staff and patients. -Limit the use of shared items by patients (e.g., pens, clipboards, phones). -Encourage respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette. -Provide disposable tissue and foot-operated waste bin in the waiting room. Ensure alcohol-based hand rub is available and encourage hand hygiene (e.g., hand washing with non-antimicrobial soap and water, alcohol-based hand rub, or antiseptic hand wash) after having contact with respiratory secretions and contaminated objects/materials -Ensure proper ventilation with outside air. -Review the cleaning and the disinfection procedures for furniture such as desks, armchairs, for example. Chairs or armchairs and benches must be made of washable material or easy to clean. |
-Receptionist or Secretary: Surgical mask -Patients with or without clinical symptoms of respiratory disease: surgical mask. |
| Cleaning staff/waitress | -Ensure alcohol-based hand rub is available -Clean frequently touched surfaces. -Cleaning staff should not serve food and drinks to patients |
-Cleaning staff N95 mask, disposable apron, goggles or face shield and gloves. -Waitress: surgical mask or tissue, cap and gloves |