Table 3 Contact tracing management in clinics and wards containing confirmed patients with COVID-19^a

Healthcare workers (HCWs)

HCW who has cared for the confirmed case without using appropriate PPE during the procedures

In-patients in general wards^a

1. In-patients who had face-to-face contact for > 15 min with the confirmed cases, regardless of surgical mask use

OR

2. In-patients who had shared a cubicle with the confirmed case for > 2 h, regardless of surgical mask use

Visitors

Visitors who had stayed in the same cubicle without a surgical mask for > 15 min

Visitors who had stayed in the same cubicle for < 15 min or had worn a surgical mask

Quarantine

Quarantine for 14 days after the last exposure

Not required

Medical surveillance

Follow-up medical surveillance for 14 days

28 days after exposure to the confirmed case