Levels of symptoms in COVID-19

Suspect
 A person with severe acute respiratory illness – fever of 38°C or higher, cough or sore
throat, shortness of breath, and may even include severe pneumonia – whose cause is
undetermined prior to testing for the coronavirus.
 A person with influenza-like illness – fever of 38°C or higher, and cough or sore throat –
and who lives in or has traveled to an area that reported local transmission of the
coronavirus during the 14 days prior to the onset of symptoms.
 A person with influenza-like illness and has had contact with a confirmed or probable
case (see definition of “probable case”) of COVID-19 in the two days prior to the onset
of that confirmed/probable case’s illness or before that confirmed/probable case showed
negative on repeat testing.
 A person with fever or cough or shortness of breath or other respiratory symptoms and is
one of the following: 60 years old or older; with a comorbidity or pre-existing illness; in
high-risk pregnancy; a health worker.
Probable case
 A suspect case who has been tested for COVID-19 but the results are inconclusive.
 A suspect case who has tested positive for COVID-19 but the test was not conducted in a
national or subnational coronavirus reference laboratory, or an officially accredited
laboratory for confirmatory testing.
Confirmed case
 A person may be considered a “confirmed case” of COVID-19 only if they were tested at
a national or subnational reference laboratory, or at a DOH-certified laboratory testing
facility.
Difference among:
Enhance Community Modified Community General Community
Quarantine Quarantine Quarantine
-No movement -Limited movement of -Limited movements
regardless of age and people to get essential but the government
health status services and to go to and almost all
work industries will be
-No economic activity allowed to operate up
except utility services, -Gradual reopening of to 75 percent except
food, water, and other the economy with amusement and those
essential sectors select manufacturing with mass gatherings
and processing plants
-No public transport allowed to open up to -Limited transport
a maximum of 50 services with social
-No physical classes
percent capacity distancing

-Limited -Flexible learning will

transportation be allowed but
services for essential without face-to-face
goods and services learning

-Limited
transportation for
those going to work
and for essential
services 

-No physical classes

Brief History for Covid-19
COVID‐19 presents an enormous global challenge that has required levels of intervention on a
scale that is unprecedented. In one sense, it is a new threat: SARS‐CoV‐2 emerged as a novel
virus to which humans had no immunity, it spreads exceptionally quickly, carries a high mortality
and can overwhelm the capacity of health services to treat the most seriously ill. But it is not
incomparable: similarities with other coronaviruses and recent epidemics mean that infection
control measures are well‐rehearsed and existing technologies can be deployed to speed the
development of new vaccines and treatments.

How to put on, use, take off and dispose of a mask

1. Before putting on a mask, wash hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water
2. Cover mouth and nose with mask and make sure there are no gaps between your face and the
mask Avoid touching the mask while using it; if you do, clean your hands with alcohol-based
hand rub or soap and water
3. Replace the mask with a new one as soon as it is damp and do not re-use single-use masks
4. To remove the mask: remove it from behind (do not touch the front of mask); discard
immediately in a closed bin; wash hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water