Printer Friendly Version pdf icon[12 pages]The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented numerous challenges to health systems, including large numbers of patients with COVID-19 that can overwhelm health facilities and staff.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 80% of people with COVID-19 have mild or moderate symptoms1 [1]. Treatment for mildly to moderately ill patients may not require hospitalization, but some people may not be able to isolate safely at home, putting household contacts and, in turn, community members at risk of COVID-19 [2, 3].
Isolation shelters, or community isolation centers (CICs), can provide people with mild to moderate symptoms, who are not at increased risk for severe.