Table 1.

Step-Down Criteria to Community Isolation Facility for Confirmed COVID-19 Patients^a,b

Demographicsc	Clinical and Laboratoryc	Treatmentc
Age <50 yd	Afebrile > 48 h	Not on antiviral therapy
ADL independent	No diarrhea	Not on oxygen therapy
No major comorbiditye	Normal or improving trend of hematology and biochemistry blood test profilef

Note. ADL, activities of daily living.

^a Community isolation facility at Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village was activated on July 24, 2020 (day 207), to receive confirmed COVID-19 patients from the airborne infection isolation rooms (AIIRs) from hospitals.

^b Cycle threshold value is a consideration factor but not a mandatory criteria for step-down to community isolation facility. If the patient deteriorates clinically, the patient will be transferred back to an AIIR in the hospital.

^c Demographic, clinical and laboratory, and treatment criteria are all inclusive.

^d Decision to transfer patients aged 50–60 y is subjected to case-by-case assessment by physician in-charge between hospitals and the community isolation facility.

^e Such as diabetes mellitus, chronic pulmonary diseases, and immunocompromised conditions.

^f Such as lymphocytes, lactate dehydrogenase, and C-reactive protein.