Fig. 1. A decision tree of the assignment process for confirmed cases.

(A) The confirmed case is assigned to ‘self-treat’ and stay at home if the patient has little or no symptoms and there is no bed at the RTC. The confirmed patient can receive home management while awaiting hospitalization. (B) The confirmed case is assigned to RTC if the patient has mild symptoms (e.g., cough, sore throat, chill). (C) The confirmed case is assigned to hospitals if the patient has any severe symptoms, loss of consciousness, or any other factors requiring hospitalization (e.g., dyspnea, heart failure, diabetes, dialysis patients, chronic lung disease, chemotherapy, organ transplantation, bedridden).

COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019, RTC = residential treatment center.