Department of Health-Department of the Interior and Local Government (DOH-DILG) Joint Administrative Order No. 2020-0001 Entitled "Guidelines on Local Isolation and General Treatment Areas for COVID-19 Cases (Ligtas COVID) and the Community-Based Management of Mild COVID-19 Cases"
The DOH Memorandum Circular No. 2020-0020 outlines the dissemination of the DOH-DILG Joint Administrative Order No. 2020-0001, which provides guidelines for local isolation and treatment areas for COVID-19 cases, known as "LIGTAS COVID." This order emphasizes community-based management for mild COVID-19 cases and aims to enhance local health responses during the pandemic. It is directed at various health officials and institutions, ensuring that the information reaches all relevant parties for proper implementation. The memorandum seeks to improve the overall health infrastructure and management in response to COVID-19.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- DOH Memorandum Circular No. 2020-0020
- Date Enacted
- Subcategory
- Department of Health
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 23, 2020
DOH MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2020-0020
| TO | : | All Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries, Directors of Bureaus, Regional Offices and Services; Executive Directors of Specialty Hospitals, and National Nutrition Council; Chiefs of Medical Centers, Hospitals, Sanitaria and Institutes; President of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation; Directors of Philippine National Aids Council and Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers; and Others Concerned |
| SUBJECT | : | Department of Health-Department of the Interior and Local Government (DOH-DILG) Joint Administrative Order No. 2020-0001 Entitled "Guidelines on Local Isolation and General Treatment Areas for COVID-19 Cases (Ligtas COVID) and the Community-Based Management of Mild COVID-19 Cases" |
Attached for your information and guidance is a copy of the DOH-DILG Joint Administrative Order No. 2020-0001 entitled "Guidelines on Local Isolation and General Treatment Areas for COVID-19 Cases (LIGTAS COVID) and the Community-based Management of Mild COVID-19 Cases" dated April 15, 2020.
Dissemination of the information to all concerned is requested.
By Authority of the Secretary of Health:
(SGD.) LILIBETH C. DAVID, MD, MPH, MPM, CESO IUndersecretary of Health
ATTACHMENT
DOH-DILG Joint Administrative Order No. 2020-0001
Cite This Law
Department of Health-Department of the Interior and Local Government (DOH-DILG) Joint Administrative Order No. 2020-0001 Entitled "Guidelines on Local Isolation and General Treatment Areas for COVID-19 Cases (Ligtas COVID) and the Community-Based Management of Mild COVID-19 Cases", DOH Memorandum Circular No. 2020-0020, Apr 23, 2020 (Philippines)
Department of Health-Department of the Interior and Local Government (DOH-DILG) Joint Administrative Order No. 2020-0001 Entitled "Guidelines on Local Isolation and General Treatment Areas for COVID-19 Cases (Ligtas COVID) and the Community-Based Management of Mild COVID-19 Cases", DOH Memorandum Circular No. 2020-0020 (Phil. 2020)
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