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Essential Services Personnel
Updated: 3/17/2020
COVID-19 is circulating in Iowa communities and many more Iowans are likely to become ill in the
coming weeks. This guidance describes isolation recommendations for ill and well essential services
personnel, as well as all Iowans.
If essential services personnel are providing healthcare in a hospital, long term care or residential
care facility, they should wear a procedure/surgical mask when providing care (within 6 feet of
patients). All other essential services personnel should practice social distancing, as feasible. There
may be times when these personnel are unable to social distance, however and because personal
protective equipment is in short supply and because these contacts will generally be lower risk, there
is no requirement to wear a procedure/surgical mask.