Table 1.

Overall compliance rates to respiratory hygiene measures of the triage nurses at both hospital sites

Respiratory hygiene measure	Compliance rate (%)
Verify the presence of fever or cough	82
Wash hands after patient contact	53
Wash hands before patient contact	43
Inform patient of need to wear mask	18
Appropriately isolate patient	12
Inform patient regarding proper mask technique (covering nose and mouth)	9
Inform patient to change mask when wet	2
Ask patient to disinfect his/her hands	0
Inform patient of need to wash hands after contact with respiratory secretions	0