4.3 Rigorous infection control a) Environmental hygiene in medical sectors and personal hygiene of health care workers should be maintained [55,56]. b) Contact tracing, strict isolation of actively ill patients and quarantine of close contacts should be implemented early [54]. c) Training in the use of personal protective equipment protects the safety of HCWs [57]. d) Establishing fever clinics, setting up designated hospital wards and SARS hospitals reduced human-to-human transmission [58]. e) Education of the public on communicable diseases and what measures to take on a personal basis to prevent spread.