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cord-339203-5oextxkm	Feng Tan, L.I.	Preventing the Transmission of COVID-19 Amongst Healthcare Workers	2020-04-09		.txt	text/plain	369	28	62	To date, no healthcare worker has contracted COVID-19 in a Singapore healthcare institution. However, healthcare workers including non-clinical staff have contracted COVID-19 in the community and from overseas travel 6 . Whilst some had continued working for a short period prior to diagnosis, thus far there have been no cases of healthcare worker-to-patient COVID-SARS which was predominantly transmitted nosocomially in Singapore 5 , COVID-19 is predominantly acquired in the community. This presents a different challenge to preventing COVID-19 infection in healthcare workers. In Singapore, we have put in place strict staff management policies that have progressed as the infection continues its spread worldwide. All staff with travel to affected regions are placed on a 14-day compulsory leave of absence with overseas travel strongly discouraged as the infection has now spread across the globe. Reasons for healthcare workers becoming infected with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China Beyond the assistance: additional exposure situations to COVID-19 for healthcare workers	./cache/cord-339203-5oextxkm.txt	./txt/cord-339203-5oextxkm.txt