Table 2. A summary of pulmonary rehabilitation recommendations in COVID-19.

	Pulmonary rehabilitation	Conditions and methods
Mild disease	Pulmonary rehabilitation is not indicated	a. Individualized approach in special cases (immobility, neurologic, chronic lung-cardiac disease etc.)
		b. General health recommendations
		- Diet
		- Home exercise program
Pneumonia	a. PR in patients;	a. Individualized approach in special cases (immobility, neurologic, chronic lung-cardiac disease etc.)
	- With good general condition,	b. General health recommendations
	- No fever/dyspnea/tachipnea,	- Diet
	- Normal oxygen saturation level, - Decreased viral load	- Home exercise program c. PPE
	- Special cases	d. Single session training, home program
	b. Pulmonary rehabilitation is not indicated in non-productive cough.
Severe pneumonia	PR indication decided by PMR physician in patients;	a. Medical stability is a must
	- After the diagnosis of Covid-19 pneumonia and start of drug treatment by the physician,	b. Stop if patient gets worse during PR
	- General condition stabilized (such as fever, decreased dyspnea, respiratory rate <30 breaths/min, SpO2 >90%)	c. Individualized approach in special cases (immobility, neurologic, chronic lung-cardiac disease etc.)
	- decreased viral load (mean 10 days later)	d. PPE
		e. Single session training if possible
		f. Follow the patient
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)	Pulmonary rehabilitation is not indicated.	a. General rehabilitation measurement handled by the caregiver health employee
		b. PPE
		c. PR after medical stability
PR: Pulmonary rehabilitation; PMR: Physical medicine and rehabilitation; PPE: Personal protective equipment.