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Are you still confused about the difference between Patients Under Investigation (PUI) and Persons Under Monitoring (PUM)? Here's a clarification from the Department of Health (DOH).

Patients Under Investigation (PUI) and Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) are terms often heard on the news these days whenever coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is being reported. However, many are still unaware of the difference between the two terms.

The Department of Health (DOH) released a Screening Tool for COVID-19 Assessment where the difference between the two terms was detailed and identified.

The basic difference between the two is that PUIs require hospital admission whereas PUMs only need to self-quarantine for 14 days.

A person is declared a PUI when he or she is exhibiting the coronavirus symptoms, has traveled in the past 14 days to areas with issued travel restriction, and has a history of exposure to COVID-19.

DOH will consider symptoms such as high fever (≥38°C), cough, and other respiratory symptoms.

History of exposure include: A) contact with a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19 infection and B) worked in or attended a health care facility where patients with confirmed or probable COVID-19 patients were being treated.

Here is a chart advised by the DOH to determine a PUI:

A PUM, on the other hand, is not showing any coronavirus symptoms but has a travel history to areas with issued travel restriction or a history of exposure to the novel virus.

Here is a chart advised by the DOH to determine a PUM:

For those who wish to be part of GMA's efforts to help stop the spread of COVID-19, you may visit the Kapuso Foundation by logging on to https://www.gmanetwork.com/kapusofoundation/donate.

Source: https://www.doh.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Screening-tool-02262020.pdf

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