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What causes concern for possible COVID-19 exposure?

• Having a household contact with COVID-19.
• Contact with a patient known to have COVID-19 when the patient was not wearing a

mask and the employee was not wearing recommended PPE.
• Contact with another employee known to have COVID-19 when either or both
employees were not wearing a mask.

• Performing an aerosol-generating procedure (AGP) for a patient with COVID-19 while
not wearing a respirator and face shield.
• Caring for a patient with COVID-19 while wearing a mask/respirator but NOT a face
shield when the patient was not wearing a mask.

What does NOT cause concern about COVID-19 exposure?

• Passing someone with COVID-19 in the hallways.
• Caring for a patient with COVID-19 while you are wearing a mask or respirator and face
shield.

• Performing AGPs while wearing a respirator, eye protection, gown and gloves.
• Interacting with an employee with COVID-19 while both you and the other employee are
wearing masks and maintaining proper physical distancing.

Please continue to visit the Johns Hopkins Medicine Internal Resource Portal for more

information on COVID-19 as well as tools and resources.