Monday, March 30, 2020

CDC guidance on room air changes COVID-19 and surface cleaning


Wyoming Department of Health

The CDC has provided guidance about the number of minutes a room needs to remain unoccupied between patients based on the number of air changes per hour in the room. More in depth information is provided with the CDC link below.

Room air changes and airborne contaminant removal COVID-19

Surfaces in the space will also need to be cleaned in between patients. See section 6 in the CDC Infection Prevention Control Guidance.  The chemicals used would need to be included in the CDC list of approved chemicals for disinfecting COVID-19


Environmental cleaning of high touch surfaces in patient care rooms - U of Nebraska - 5 min. 



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