COVID-19 Policies
Issuance Date Title
Department Memorandum 2020-0208 April 27, 2020 Interim Guidelines on Enhancing the Infection Prevention and Control Measures through Engineering and Environmental Controls in All Health Facilities and Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Joint Memorandum Circular 2020-0002 April 24, 2020 Privacy Guidelines on the Processing and Disclosure of COVID-19 Related Data for Disease Surveillance and Response
Department Memorandum 2020-0188 April 23, 2020 Interim Guidelines on the Zoning of COVID-19 Laboratories
Department Memorandum 2020-0191 April 21, 2020 Designation of Selected Regional TB Culture Laboratories for GeneXpert Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Department Circular 2020-0187 April 18, 2020 Guidelines in the Interim Use of the Laboratories of the National TB Control Program as COVID-19 Testing Laboratories Performing Rapid PCR Testing for SARS-CoV-2
Department Memorandum 2020-0189 April 17, 2020 Updated Guidelines on Contact Tracing of Close Contacts of Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Cases
Department Memorandum 2020-0171 April 16, 2020 Interim Guidelines on Surge Capacity Management of All Health Facilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Department Memorandum 2020-0180 April 16, 2020 Revised Interim Guidelines on Expanded Testing for COVID-19
Department Memorandum 2020-0181 April 16, 2020 Revised Interim Guidelines on the Mass Repatriation and Mandatory Quarantine of Overseas Filipinos (OF) Working in Cruise Ships during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Department Memorandum 2020-0182 April 16, 2020 Revised Interim Guidelines on the Mass Repatriation and Mandatory Quarantine of Land-based Overseas Filipinos (OFs) during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
Joint Administrative Order 2020-0001 April 15, 2020 Guidelines on Local Isolation and General Treatment Areas for COVID-19 cases (LIGTAS COVID) and the Community-based Management of Mild COVID-19 Cases
Department Circular 2020-0186 April 15, 2020 Reiteration of the Amendment of the Updated List of the Price Freeze of Essential Emegency Medicines and Medical Devices due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Event

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