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The policies to protect healthcare workers are grounded on two main strategies:

i. Hazard Identification
Hazard identification is done through screening (symptoms and temperature)
of employees entering the workplace. MOH uses the risk assessment and
e-surveillance system to monitor symptoms among healthcare workers

ii. Implementing infection control measures. For that, new norms were enforced,
including

• Physical distancing at working place whenever practical
• Maintaining the assumption that everyone including ourselves is an
asymptomatic carrier
• Avoid handshake, and wear a facemask at all the times, practicing right
cough and sneeze etiquette and using alcohol-based hand sanitisers
• Avoid crowding around counters/lifts/meeting rooms and enclosed
areas
• Conducting virtual communications and implementing telework if
feasible in place of face-to-face meetings
• No crowding in pantry especially during lunch and coffee time
• No parties allowed for farewell/birthday and celebration
• Minimizing contact among workers, clients, and customers
• Removing shared prayers mats and telekong from the prayer rooms
• Limit nonessential travel.

1 & 2. HCW adhering to new
1 2 norms during service
3 5 provision
3 & 4. HCW undergoing
training adhering to new
4 norms
5. HCW preparing for
surgery for a non-Covid
patient

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