Further Amendment to Administrative Order No. 2020-0016 entitled “Minimum Health System Capacity Standards for COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Strategies”

The order instructs all provinces to have at least one (1) established quarantine facility and one (1) isolation facility. The standard ratio for bed (isolation beds + quarantine beds) to population is 1:1000 or corresponding to community-based isolation in updated projections from a DOH-recognized epidemiologic model for COVID-19 (English).