• Recommendations for the HSCT unit
SARS-CoV-2 is sensitive to ultraviolet rays and heat. The virus can be effectively inactivated under conditions of 56 °C for 30 min, using ether, 75% alcohol, chlorine-containing disinfectant, and chloroform.3 Disinfection of HSCT wards should be performed with alcohol-containing disinfectants. People’s commute in the HSCT unit should be restricted as much as possible, and non-essential staff & student contact with inpatients should be reduced.
The HSCT unit’s workforce should be re-educated about hand hygiene practices, policies for respiratory virus isolation and the significantly associated symptoms of COVID-19. If employees of HSCT units are symptomatic or have a history of close contact with a diagnosed case of COVID-19, they should leave the unit immediately and should be referred to the national guideline of diagnosis and management of COVID-19.