Level of required protection Personal protective equipment & others safety gears, sanitizer, soap Recommended usage as per settings (examples)
Level 0 (low)
White coats, surgical mask of WHO standard, surgical cap, shoe etc. sanitizer, soap
Clean area, office healthcare workers
Level I (medium) Protective suits, surgical mask or N95 respirator, protective goggles, gloves, shoe covers, surgical cap etc as per availability sanitizer, soap
Ward rounds, visiting covid-19 and other patients area of hospital
Level II (high)
Protective coveralls, N95 series respirator, protective goggles, gloves (double), long shoe covers, surgical cap
Transferring patients in wards/ambulance, dressing change of covid-19 patients, stitches removed and procedures on covid-19 patients
Level III (very high) Protective coveralls, N95 respirator and surgical mask, protective goggles, gloves (triple), long shoe covers, surgical cap, powered air purifying respirators etc as per availability sanitizer, soap Contact with patients’ blood, body fluids, and involvement in any aerosol-generating procedures and prolonged contact with covid-19 patients