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In a memo titled “Precautions and POTUS Interactions” sent around the White House this week, staff members were warned about what to do when interacting with the president, including acquiring personal protective equipment from an “Isolation Cart.”

Staff members are only to go to the Oval Office or the residence on the second floor, where the first family lives, if they’re requested to go and expected to be there. If staff members are not in close contact with the president, meaning they’re more than six feet away from him, only a ‘surgical mask’ and hand sanitizer are required, according to the memo from the White House Management Office, which was reviewed by a Times reporter.

But within six feet, people must use sanitizer and ‘remove any outer garments,’ the memo said. ‘Ensure you are wearing the following Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). PPE is provided in the Isolation Cart’ that’s located ‘in the foyer area of the second floor residence and the outer Oval Office,’ the memo stated.

The memo listed the types of equipment, including, ‘Yellow gown,’ ‘Surgical mask,’ ‘Protective eye wear’ and ‘Gloves.’

Upon exiting, people are instructed to remove gowns and gloves and put them in a trash receptacle next to the cart, clean the eye shields with wipes that are provided and save them for future use, and then wash hands or use sanitizer after leaving.