TABLE 1.

Interim instructions on pulmonary rehabilitation practice in the acute, sub-acute and long-term phase in coronavirus disease 2019 patients

Phase of care	Pulmonary rehabilitation instruction	Typical delivery setting
Acute	In the acute phase, severe patients receiving ventilatory support should receive pulmonary rehabilitation to maintain and improve basic respiratory function	Intensive care units
Sub-acute	In the early recovery period, hospitalised patients should receive pulmonary rehabilitation which aims to promote independence with activities of daily living, and to provide with the psychosocial support	General wards
Long-term	After hospital discharge, patients should receive pulmonary rehabilitation to recover from physical, psychological and respiratory impairments in the first 6–8 weeks	Rehabilitation centres, outpatient programmes, in-home services, telehealth