ABSTRACT
To the Editor—Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is highly infectious in healthcare-related settings, both among patients and healthcare workers (HCWs).1 Hospital personnel have shown an increased risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared to the general population, possibly associated with repeated exposures and, in the current emergency context, frequent lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE). The spread of SARS-CoV-2 has also been dramatically efficient in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), where the combination of asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic occupational carriers and a highly fragile elderly population have produced numerous outbreaks, greatly contributing to the total burden of COVID-19–related deaths.2 An integrated COVID-19 infection and prevention control (IPC) strategy must be promptly adopted by healthcare facilities to prevent further outbreaks. First experience of COVID-19 screening of health-care workers in England.