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If you choose to go to a TTMF, contact your Barangay Health Emergency Response

Team (BHERT) for your referral. If you have fever, you may do the following:

 Check temperature every four (4) hours; You may drink paracetamol if your
temperature reaches above 37.5 degree celsius, every four (4) hours.
 Take a bath daily if you can and if possible
 Ensure good ventilation and airflow in your room
 Do not wear more layers of clothes
 Drink a lot of water, fresh fruit juices, and mild teas

If you have cough or sore throat, you do the following:

Make sure to drink your prescribed medicines


Drink a lot of water
Keep away from those that can heighten your symptoms such as dust,
pollen, perfume, and animal fur
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS THAT YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR?

 Difficulty in breathing, even when sitting


 Cough, fever, and difficulty in breathing
 Severe coughing
 Confusion or sudden change in mental well-being
 Pain in the chest
 Low oxygen level
 Excessive sleepiness or cannot be woken up
 Bluish or darkened face or lips

If you are experiencing other severe symptoms, call your BHERT immediately.

DO I NEED TO FINISH MY 14-DAY QUARANTINE IF I AM A CLOSE CONTACT THAT TESTED


NEGATIVE FOR COVID-19?

Yes. You need to finish your 14-day quarantine and finish it without developing any symptoms.

ASYMPTOMATIC

 Isolation period: At least ten (10) days, from the day you received your positive result
 Where to isolate: Home or in a Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility (TTMF)
 Clearance: If you remain not having any symptoms within ten (10) days from the day you got
tested
 Do you need to get re-tested? No

MILD
 Isolation period: At least ten (10) days, from the day you received your positive result
 Where to isolate: Home or in a Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility (TTMF)
 Clearance: If you remain not having any symptoms and are clinically recovered in the past three
(3) days
 Do you need to get re-tested? No

MODERATE, SEVERE O CRITICAL

 Isolation period: At least twenty one (21) days, from the first day you experience any symptoms
 Where to isolate: Hospital
 Clearance: If you remain not having any symptoms and are clinically recovered in the past three
(3) days
 Do you need to get re-tested? No

*home isolation/quarantine may only be done if you have your own room and bathroom/comfort room,
and you do not live with a family member who belong to the vulnerable group

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