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Table 3.

Risk classification of HCWs

Risk	HCWs
High	• Doctors and nurses performing high-risk procedures (intubation, suctioning before intubation, manipulating the oxygen mask, and others¹⁷)
High	• Radiologists performing high-risk procedures (chest x-ray examinations of infected patients, and others¹⁸)
Medium	• Doctors and nurses who perform medium-risk procedures (caring for infected patients in a stable condition, and others)
	• Medical clerks¹⁹ (who have close contact with suspected or infected patients)
	• Cleaners who work in emergency departments or the intensive care units with high-risk patients¹⁹
Low	• Doctors and nurses who do not have contact with infected patients
Low	• Cleaners who work in SARS wards with infected patients in a stable condition