Table 4.

Patient categorization based on clinical features during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Category*	Definition
A#	Low-grade fever/mild sore throat/cough/rhinitis/diarrhea
B	High-grade fever and/or severe sore throat/cough or Category A plus one or more of the following:
	Lung/heart/liver/kidney/neurological disease/blood disorders/uncontrolled diabetes/cancer/HIV-AIDS
	Patients on long-term steroids
	Pregnant woman
	Age >60 years
C	Breathlessness, chest pain, drowsiness, fall in blood pressure, hemoptysis, cyanosis (known as red-flag signs)
	Children with influenza-like illness and red flag signs
	Somnolence, inability to feed well, convulsions, high/persistent fever/dyspnea/respiratory distress etc.
	Worsening of underlying chronic conditions

*Categories are re-assessed every 24-48 h, ^#Laboratory testing is not required for category A cases