Table 4.

Definition of risk groups according to patient contact

Risk group	Description
Low risk	Daily non-physical contact with patients without known or suspected COVID-19 on non-COVID-19-designated wards or without patient contact
Intermediate risk	Daily physical contact with patients without known or suspected COVID-19 on non-COVID-19-designated wards or with daily non-physical contact with known or suspected COVID-19 patients (e.g. hospital porter and cleaning operative) on COVID-19-designated wards
High risk	Daily physical contact with known or suspected COVID-19 patients on COVID-19-designated wards