Question: What PPE should be used be health care workers collecting NP or OP swabs on suspected COVID-19 patients?

Answer passage (source: WHO):
page_title: Q&A: Infection prevention and control for health care workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19
section_headers: What personal protective equipment (PPE) should be used by healthcare workers (HCW) performing nasopharyngeal (NP) or oropharyngeal (OP) swabs on patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19?
section_content: Health care workers collecting NP and OP swab specimens from suspected or
confirmed COVID-19 patients should be well-trained on the procedure and should
wear a clean, non-sterile, long-sleeve gown, a medical mask, eye protection
(i.e., googles or face shield), and gloves. Procedure should be conducted in a
separate/isolation room, and during NP specimen collection health care workers
should request the patients to cover their mouth with a medical mask or
tissue. Although collection of NP and OP swabs have the potential to induce
fits of coughing from the patient undergoing the procedure, there is no
currently available evidence that cough generated via NP/OP specimen
collection leads to increased risk of COVID-19 transmission via aerosols.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This answer does not discuss PPE for those collecting swabs from patients and thus does not answer the question.
This answers the question directly. This answer provides information on what PPE should be worn by health care workers collecting NP and OP swab specimens of patients with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 and how to safely collect the specimens.

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Answer passage (source: WHO):
page_title: Q&A: Infection prevention and control for health care workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19
section_headers: Are boots, impermeable aprons, or coverall suits required as routine personal protective equipment (PE) for healthcare workers (HCW) caring for patients with suspected or confirmed 2019-nCoV infection?
section_content: No. Current WHO guidance for HCW caring for suspected or confirmed 2019-nCoV
acute respiratory disease patients recommends the use of contact and droplet
precautions, in addition to standard precautions which should always be used
by all HCW for all patients. In terms of PPE, contact and droplet precautions
include wearing disposable gloves to protect hands, and clean, non-sterile,
long-sleeve gown to protect clothes from contamination, medical masks to
protect nose and mouth, and eye protection (e.g., goggles, face shield),
before entering the room where suspected or confirmed 2019-nCoV acute
respiratory disease patients are admitted. Respirators (e.g. N95) are only
required for aerosol generating procedures.
Click here for more information on PPE for HCW caring for suspected or
confirmed nCoV patients.

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This answer does not relate to the question originally asked, and is unrelated.
This information does not answer the question. This Covid-19 information on PPE is intended for HCW caring for patients with suspected or confirmed Covid-19. It does not provide any information on PPE used by HCW collecting NP or OP swab specimens on patients suspected for Covid-19.

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Answer passage (source: WHO):
page_title: Q&A: Infection prevention and control for health care workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19
section_headers: Can disposable medical face masks be sterilized and reused?
section_content: No. Disposable medical face masks are intended for a single use only. After
use they should be removed using appropriate techniques (i.e. do no touch the
front, remove by pulling the elastic ear straps or laces from behind) and
disposed of immediately in an infectious waste bin with a lid, followed by
hand hygiene.
Click here for more information on using masks in the context of the nCoV
outbreak.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This answer does not relate to the original question and thus does not answer the original question.
This answer is irrelevant to the question. This information is explaining about the proper use of medical face masks and does not provide any information on PPE that should be used by health care workers collecting NP or OP swabs of suspected Covid-19 patients.

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