Table 2.

Outline of strategies in different locations

Location	Key strategies
Hospital’s gate	Infra-red thermometers screening
	TOCC information gathering; travel history revealed from the National Insurance Card
	Identifying high-risk patients and referring them to ER
	Setting up a special fever screening station equipped with X-ray and laboratory machine outside ER
	Automatic hand sanitizer dispensers equipped for visitors
Outpatient clinic	Detail history taking, identify high-risk patients
	Reduction of patient volume
	Segregating patients and medical staffs
	Environmental sanitation
	Protective equipment: PPE and slit lamp’s shield
	Hand hygiene
	Use disposable tools or tips as possible
	Social distancing
Inpatient ward	Prohibition of bringing inpatient to clinics for ocular examinations
	Rotation of task force taking care of inpatients, alternating every 2 weeks
	Call room registration
	Limit to one accompanying person for each inward patient
	Prohibit visitors other than accompanying person to patients
Consultation	Designating an isolated room for inpatient consultation or examining high-risk patients
	Online telemedicine program for emergency department’s consultation
Operating room	Detailed history taking to identify high-risk patients
	Body temperature measured and chest X-ray taken for high-risk and positive TOCC patients
	Postponement of nonurgent operations
	Avoiding general anesthesia, if inevitable, consult infection and anesthesia specialist
	Proper PPE during operation
	Plastic protective shields between seats in dining area

ER: Emergency room, PPE: Personal protective equipment, TOCC: Travel history to epidemic areas, Occupation, Contact of a suspected or Confirmed case, cluster of cases