Guidelines COVID-19 Management No.5/2020 update on 24 March 2020
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
Standards Precautions are routine IPC precautions that should apply to ALL patients,in
ALL healthcare settings. The precautions, described in detail within Chapter 3 ofthe
‘Policies and Procedures on Infection Prevention and Control – Ministry of Health
Malaysia; 2018’are:
a) Hand hygiene before touching a patient; before any clean or asepticprocedure;
after body fluid exposure risk; after touching a patient; and aftertouching a patient’s
surroundings, including contaminated items or surfaces.
b) Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) guided by risk assessmentconcerning
anticipated contact with blood, body fluids, secretions and non-intactskin for
routine patient care.
c) Respiratory hygiene in anyone withrespiratory symptoms.
d) Environmental control (cleaning and disinfection) procedures according to
standard procedures.
e) Waste management according to safe routine practices.
f) Packing and transporting patient-care equipment, linen, laundry and waste from
the isolation areas.
g) Prevention of needle-stick or sharps injuries.