Our first r/o SARS case on the unit today

it is Sunday and ID nurse is in the hospital
we know something is up
pt in ER, admitting for r/o SARS

is this over kill?????
he is in Contact Isolation, Droplet Isolation and Airborn Isolation in Negative pressure room (used for TB)
we are told to wear gown, gloves (of course), respirator (which is a heavy duty mask) and one of the cheaper orange mask over that (so 2 masks and you can't breath with one on).

The pt is a truck driver and has been to Toronto when the outbreak of SARS was going on and he has been sick for almost 2 months with 2 rounds of Levaquin, 1 round of Cipro and just finished up a z-pack.