Public Advisory No. 13 — Updated Guidelines for Management and Referral of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Under Code Red
The Department of Health (DOH) issued Circular No. 2020-0107 on March 7, 2020, providing updated guidelines for managing and referring suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases under Code Red. Municipal and City Health Offices are instructed to triage patients and work with Barangay Emergency Health Response Teams for home monitoring. Level 2 and 3 hospitals must treat all suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients, particularly those with mild symptoms, while severe cases should be referred to specialized facilities. Hospitals are reminded to establish triage areas and are prohibited from refusing care to COVID-19 patients, as doing so constitutes a violation of their commitments. Compliance with these directives is mandatory for all relevant health authorities.
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- What is Public Advisory No. 13 — Updated Guidelines for Management and Referral of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Under Code Red about?
- The Department of Health (DOH) issued Circular No. 2020-0107 on March 7, 2020, providing updated guidelines for managing and referring suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases under Code Red. Municipal and City Health Offices are instructed to triage patients and work with Barangay Emergency Health Response Teams for home monitoring. Level 2 and 3 hospitals must treat all suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients, particularly those with mild symptoms, while severe cases should be referred to specialized facilities. Hospitals are reminded to establish triage areas and are prohibited from refusing care to COVID-19 patients, as doing so constitutes a violation of their commitments. Compliance with these directives is mandatory for all relevant health authorities.
- What type of law is DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0107?
- Public Advisory No. 13 — Updated Guidelines for Management and Referral of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Under Code Red (DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0107) is a Philippine Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Public Advisory No. 13 — Updated Guidelines for Management and Referral of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Under Code Red enacted?
- Public Advisory No. 13 — Updated Guidelines for Management and Referral of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Under Code Red (DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0107) was enacted on Mar 7, 2020.
- What is the citation for Public Advisory No. 13 — Updated Guidelines for Management and Referral of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Under Code Red?
- Public Advisory No. 13 — Updated Guidelines for Management and Referral of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Under Code Red, DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0107, Mar 7, 2020 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0107
- Date Enacted
- Subcategory
- Department of Health
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 7, 2020
DOH DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. 2020-0107
| TO | : | All Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries; Directors of Bureaus and Centers for Health Development; Minister of Health-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao; 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 All Others Concerned |
| SUBJECT | : | Public Advisory No. 13 — Updated Guidelines for Management and Referral of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Under Code Red |
In view of the confirmation of local transmission of COVID-19, the Department of Health issues and reiterates the following directives and guidelines for intensified response activities under Code Red:
1. All Municipal and City Health Offices are directed to triage and manage all patients suspected to have COVID-19 according to previously issued guidelines, and coordinate with their respective Barangay Emergency Health Response Teams for monitoring those requiring home quarantine.
2. All Level 2 and 3 hospitals are directed to attend to all patients suspected to have the COVID-19 and those confirmed COVID-19 with mild symptoms.
3. Only confirmed COVID-19 patients that are severe and critical shall be referred to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, San Lazaro Hospital, and Lung Center of the Philippines.
4. All Level 2 and 3 hospitals are encouraged to designate a triage area in their Emergency rooms for screening suspected COVID-19.
5. All Level 2 and 3 hospitals are reminded to not refuse patients suspected or diagnosed with COVID-19. To reiterate the PHIC Advisory No. 2020-012, refusal to provide care to said patients shall be considered a violation of the signed Performance Commitment and shall be dealt with by the Corporation accordingly.
The Directors of the Centers for Health Development are directed to disseminate this advisory to all concerned for their strict compliance.
(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, MD, MScSecretary of Health
Cite This Law
Public Advisory No. 13 — Updated Guidelines for Management and Referral of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Under Code Red, DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0107, Mar 7, 2020 (Philippines)
Public Advisory No. 13 — Updated Guidelines for Management and Referral of Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Under Code Red, DOH Department Circular No. 2020-0107 (Phil. 2020)
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