Can you share a checklist for donning and doffing for EVS staff who terminally clean the room after the patient leaves and for transporting the waste?

The safest first choice is to close off the space until the diagnosis is confirmed. Facilities are much more likely to have PUIs that rule out than actually have Ebola. Ebola can remain transmissible on surfaces, so primary cleaning should occur in at least the minimum PPE (fluid resistant gown, mask, face shield, and double gloves) and ideally the care team will ensure that waste is in appropriate containers, any spills of body fluids have been cleaned up with an EPA-approved disinfectant, and there are no hidden dangers like sharps or grossly contaminated items before the space is handed off to EVS.

Waste should receive a primary packaging in the designated care space in leak proof bags that are securely closed. You may wish to contact your waste transport company now to determine what secondary packaging they require. We have a link to the federal guidelines that go over the requirements.