We read the recent European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) Position Statement on gastrointestinal endoscopy and the COVID-19 pandemic with great interest. The Statement provides guidance to protect against COVID-19 for both patients and endoscopy personnel. We are concerned, however, that the general comment number 3 1 , which states, “Reprocessing of flexible endoscopes and endoscopic accessories should be performed according to published guidelines,” is not appropriate in the setting of COVID-19 contaminated endoscopes. The ESGE and ESGENA guidelines in 2018 2 recommend a precleaning step, which, in the context of COVID-19 contamination, may cause endoscopy personnel to be unnecessarily splashed.