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Table 2.

Segregation and social distancing measures

Considerations	Practical measures
Inter‐hospital segregation	Personnel with duties at > 1 hospital restricted to one hospital. 14‐day quarantine period for personnel redeployed from one hospital to another where possible, allows time for symptom manifestation to reduce the risk of nosocomial transmission to the receiving hospital from asymptomatic individuals incubating the virus. Suspension of visiting specialists and locums who are employed at > 1 hospital. Restrict unnecessary medical devices or drug representative entry.
Intra‐hospital segregation	Departmental segregation into teams with an equivalent number of personnel and skill mix. Separate ward and operating theatre teams. Separate personnel caring for suspect or diagnosed COVID‐19 patients from those providing routine care. Shift or rotation system.
Reduced face‐to‐face interaction	Reduce unnecessary at‐work and after‐work social interaction. Creation of additional, separate rest areas with adequate distancing between individuals of 1 metre. Staggered meal times and avoidance of food sharing. Suspension of face‐to‐face group gatherings including department teaching events and meetings. Use of web‐based conferencing applications for discussions.

Considerations

Practical measures

Inter‐hospital segregation

Personnel with duties at > 1 hospital restricted to one hospital.

14‐day quarantine period for personnel redeployed from one hospital to another where possible, allows time for symptom manifestation to reduce the risk of nosocomial transmission to the receiving hospital from asymptomatic individuals incubating the virus.

Suspension of visiting specialists and locums who are employed at > 1 hospital.

Restrict unnecessary medical devices or drug representative entry.

Intra‐hospital segregation

Departmental segregation into teams with an equivalent number of personnel and skill mix.

Separate ward and operating theatre teams.

Separate personnel caring for suspect or diagnosed COVID‐19 patients from those providing routine care.

Shift or rotation system.

Reduced face‐to‐face interaction

Reduce unnecessary at‐work and after‐work social interaction.

Creation of additional, separate rest areas with adequate distancing between individuals of 1 metre.

Staggered meal times and avoidance of food sharing.

Suspension of face‐to‐face group gatherings including department teaching events and meetings.

Use of web‐based conferencing applications for discussions.