Flocked swabs, premoistened with viral transport medium, were collected from environmental surfaces that were frequently touched by patients or healthcare workers. The surfaces included beeper, keyboard, computer mouse, telephone, door handle, desktop, medical equipment, bedrail, bedside table, oxygen cylinder valve, elevator button, and others such as refrigerator, IV port, and sample transfer box. Air samples from medical areas were collected through natural precipitation according to the Hygienic Standard for Disinfection in Hospitals.9 All samples were collected under emergency conditions around 8:00 AM before routine cleaning and disinfection and were delivered to the clinical laboratory immediately after collection.