With the government’s policy shifting toward limiting hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients amid rising numbers of daily infections, public health centers — in charge of monitoring patients at home — are increasingly worried about whether they will be able to detect if a patient's condition is deteriorating quickly.
Public health centers are in charge of judging the nature of a patient's symptoms, which will determine whether they will be hospitalized or not. Based on their condition, patients are categorized as severe, moderate I (who have difficulty breathing and have signs of pneumonia), moderate II (who can’t breathe sufficiently on their own), mild or asymptomatic.
The centers will also arrange for them to stay at local government-designated accommodation if they are unable to stay at their residence and conduct follow-up checks on those recuperating at home.