Table 1.

Strategies to block the inflow into our hospital

Supervision	Degree of recommendation	Comments
Hospital	Compulsory	All visitors take the temperature, fill in self-questionnaire about respiratory symptoms and leave behind contact address
Hospital	Compulsory	All patients to undergo surgery or to be admitted to our hospital should take the COVID-19 screening test
Hospital	Compulsory	Install the screening center for suspected COVID-19 cases in the outside of the hospital
Hospital	Compulsory	Prohibit visitors without wearing a mask
Hospital	Compulsory	Prohibit visitors without a specific purpose (just visiting a sick person)
Hospital	Compulsory	Provide telecare to patients from the outbreak region or reserve outpatient appointment after isolation of 2 weeks from the region
Hospital	Compulsory	Distribute masks to employees
Hospital	Compulsory	Use exclusive elevators for respiratory symptom patients
Hospital	Compulsory	Arrange chairs into one direction in the employee cafeteria
Hospital	Compulsory	Cancel all symposiums or conferences in our hospital
Hospital	Compulsory	Prohibit overseas conference and trip (in unavoidable cases, self-isolation of 2 weeks after the return)
Hospital	Compulsory	Report a family member’s return from overseas to the infection control team
Hospital	Compulsory	Prohibit non-employees enter to operation rooms
Hospital	Recommendation	Avoid any meeting of more than 20 people in hospital
Hospital	Recommendation	In cases with repeat hospitalization such as chemotherapy, the first COVID-19 screening test is permitted as long as no symptoms
University	Compulsory	All polyclinics should take the temperature before the observation
University	Recommendation	Provide video conference ID with a fee
Department	Compulsory	Check outpatients' respiratory symptoms and visiting areas within 2 weeks before the out-clinic
Department	Compulsory	All employees take the temperature twice in a day
Department	Compulsory	Any patients with new suspected symptom during admission should be isolated until negative COVID-19 test
Department	Compulsory	Divide a polyclinic group into minority
Department	Compulsory	Emergency operation before the results of COVID-19 should be held on the negative pressure isolation room
Personal	Recommendation	Abstain private meetings and keep social distances
Personal	Recommendation	Wash hands to be clean frequently
Personal	Recommendation	Video meeting for extramural people concerned