Hanoi-Vietnam: Guidelines for selecting facemasks used in the COVID-19 prevention and control

Places subject to use

User

Activities subject to use

Type of facemask

Inpatient treatment facilities in Vietnam

Patient Room

Healthcare workers

Direct care for patients.

N95 facemasks or equivalent

Aerosol creation procedures are performed on the patient.

N95 facemasks or equivalent

Cleaning staff

Entering the patient's room

N95 facemasks or equivalent

Other areas the patient passes through (e.g., rooms, corridors).

All employees, including medical staff.

Any activity that does not involve contact with the patient.

870 facemasks

Patient Classification Area

Healthcare workers

Non-direct contact preliminary screening

Medical facemasks

Patients with respiratory symptoms

Any

Medical facemasks

Patients with no respiratory symptoms

Any

870 facemasks

Laboratory

Laboratory Technician

Working with Respiratory Fluid Samples

N95 Face facemask

Administrative area

All employees, including medical staff.

Administrative tasks that do not involve contact with patients

870 facemasks

Medical Clinics and Departments

Medical examination and consultation clinic

Healthcare workers

Physical examination of the patient without respiratory symptoms.

Medical facemasks

The patient has respiratory symptoms.

All Activities

Medical facemasks

The patient has no respiratory symptoms.

All Activities

870 facemasks

Cleaning staff

After and between consultations with patients with respiratory symptoms.

Medical facemasks

Waiting Room

The patient has respiratory symptoms.

All Activities

Medical facemasks

The patient has no respiratory symptoms.

All Activities

870 facemasks

Administrative Region

All employees, including medical staff.

Administrative work without direct contact with patients with respiratory symptoms

870 facemasks

Patient Classification

Healthcare workers

Non-direct contact preliminary screening With direct contact

870 facemasks

Medical facemasks

The patient has respiratory symptoms.

All Activities

Medical facemasks

The patient has no respiratory symptoms.

All Activities

870 facemasks

Community

Housing with Respiratory Patients

The patient has respiratory symptoms.

All Activities

Medical facemasks

Caregivers

Entering the patient's room, but not providing direct care or support.

Medical facemasks

Caregivers

Direct care or when handling instruments, urine, or waste from patients who are being cared for at home.

Medical facemasks

Healthcare workers

Providing direct care or support to patients at home

Medical facemasks

Housing without respiratory patients

Individuals without respiratory symptoms

All Activities

Do not use a facemask

Public areas (e.g., schools, shopping malls, train stations).

Individuals without respiratory symptoms

All Activities

870 Face facemask or Regular Cloth Face facemask

Entry area

Administrative area

All Employees

All Activities

870 facemasks

Screening area

Employee

First screening (temperature measurement) without direct contact

870 facemasks

Employee

Second screening staff (i.e. interview passengers with fever because of clinical symptoms, illness and travel history).

Medical facemasks

Cleaning staff

Clean the area where the passenger with the fever is being screened.

Medical facemasks

Suspected Infected Person

All Activities

870 facemasks

Temporary Quarantine Area

Employee

Enter the quarantine area, but do not provide direct support

Medical facemasks

Staff, Medical Staff

Assist passengers in being transported to a healthcare facility.

Medical facemasks

Cleaning staff

Cleaning the quarantine area

Medical facemasks

Suspected Infected Person

All Activities

870 facemasks

Ambulance or transfer vehicle

Healthcare workers

Transport of suspected infected people to healthcare facilities

Medical facemasks

Drivers

Only engage in driving for patients with suspected illness and the driver's compartment is separated from the patient.

870 facemasks

Assistance in bringing up or down suspected patients

Medical facemasks

There is no direct contact with the suspected patient, but there is no separation between the driver's compartment and the patient compartment.

Medical facemasks

Suspected or suspected of having the disease

Transportation to a healthcare facility

Medical facemasks

Cleaning staff

Cleaning after and between shipping

Suspected or suspected disease people go to health care facilities.

Medical facemasks

Concentrated quarantine area

Guard Station

Police, army, militia and self-defense forces, health 

Outer Ring Operation

870 facemasks

Transportation disinfection points

Medical personnel, armed forces

Disinfection of transport vehicles

Medical facemasks

Reception area for quarantined subjects

Healthcare workers

Initial medical examination, classification of quarantined people upon admission

Medical facemasks

Accommodation for quarantined people

Quarantined persons

All Activities

Medical facemasks

Isolation Room

Healthcare workers

Monitoring the health of people with suspected symptoms

Medical facemasks

Rapid Response Team

Anywhere

Members of the Quick Response Team

Interview patients with suspected or confirmed cases or their contacts

Medical facemasks

Directly interview patients with suspected or confirmed cases without direct contact.

Medical facemasks

Face-to-face interviews with asymptomatic contacts of patients

Medical facemasks

Direct contact with Covid-19 patients

N95 Face facemask