Zoning Containment Strategy

Outline of 1. Organization and Operationalization

2. Specific Activities in each Zones

Presentation 3. Monitoring and Reporting

Part II
 Organization and
Operationalization
Conduct of Categorization and Narrowing Down
O Declaration into Community
Community-based Spot Mapping of
R Syndromic Cases
Zones and Type of Quarantine
G Community Interventions
Surveillance
Quarantine
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I Time Interval in Appeal and
Reassessment Data Gathering
Z Decision-making Oversight
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Communication and
O Community
Capacity Building
N Engagement
 Organization
Specific Zoning Interventions and Activities
The Zoning Containment Strategy shall be implemented by the LTF against
COVID-19 composed of the following teams (DILG MC No. 2020-077):
LTF Head
LCE

Patient Management Logistics and Resource

Contact Tracing Team Diagnostic Testing Team
and Monitoring Team Support Team
(CTT) (DTT)
(PMMT) (LRST)
Isolation Facility Management
Unit (IFMU)
Other teams may be organized as deemed necessary. COVID Referral and Liaison
Unit (CRLU)
Reintegration and Psychosocial
Counseling Unit (RPCU)
 Conduct of Community-based Syndromic
Surveillance (Active) and Early Recognition
Specific
ofZoning Interventions
Patients and Activities
with COVID-19

➔ House-to-house Screening in the community

through BHERTs, BHWs, or TeleMedicine;
➔ Monitor any clustering or any increase in ILI and
SARI cases;
➔ Establish sentinel sites;
➔ Conduct active surveillance to determine, identify,
and locate potential or confirmed imported cases,
close contacts, suspect, probable, or confirmed
cases.
 Spot Mapping of Cases
Specific Zoning Interventions and Activities
➔ Map the entire LGU after conduct of an LGU-wide surveillance and contact
tracing effort.

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 Categorization and Declaration of Each
Geographical Unit into Zones and Type of
Specific Zoning Interventions
Community and Activities
Quarantine

➔ Upon assessment, the LTF shall categorize each

geographical unit into zones upon satisfaction of the
established parameters;
➔ If an overlapping of zone classifications occurs, the
zoning classification with the stricter measures shall
take precedence;
➔ The LTF, with the concurrence of the Regional IATF,
shall then be authorized to declare geographical units
within his/her are of justidictons into zone.
 Narrowing Down Community Quarantine
Interventions to the Smallest Possible
Specific Zoning Interventions
Geographical Unit and Activities

➔ Community quarantine interventions shall be

implemented in the smallest possible
House Residential

geographical unit satisfying established

parameters;
Business Market

➔ If the parameters of a larger geographical

unit have already been satisfied, the LTF
shall select the larger geographical unit. Block
Street Subdivision Purok

Barangay Municipality City

 Categorization and Declaration of Each
Geographical Unit into Zones and Type of
Specific Zoning Interventions
Community and Activities
Quarantine

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Specific Zoning Interventions
Community and Activities
Quarantine

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 Categorization and Declaration of Each
Geographical Unit into Zones and Type of
Specific Zoning Interventions
Community and Activities
Quarantine
 Time Interval in Decision-making
Specific Zoning Interventions and Activities

➔ Once it is made known to the LGU that the parameters

of a certain geographical unit has been satisfied or met,
decision to impose a community quarantine with the
concurrence of the Regional IATF shall be made within
24 hours.
 Time Interval in Decision-making
Specific Zoning Interventions and Activities
Reporting and Monitoring Flow on the Imposition Report to IATF
Concurrence of the
and Concurrence of the Community Quarantine IATF within 24 hours IATF

Concurrence of the
NTF
RIATF within 24 hours RIATF Report to NTF
for monitoring

Endorse to IATF
Endorse to RIATF
Endorse to RIATF RTF for concurrence
for assessment
(for entire City)
for concurrence (Barangay)

Provincial TF City/Municipality TF HUC/ICC TF

Decision to impose Community
Quarantine of a Component City
or Municipality
Report to RTF
Decision to impose Community Decision to impose Community
for monitoring
Quarantine (certain geographical Quarantine (certain
units or barangay) geographical units or barangay)
 Grievance Oversight
Specific Zoning Interventions and Activities
The Regional IATF shall be the grievance oversight body
Recording &
Appeal Screening Endorsement
Reporting

Individual/s or groups The Regional IATF Designated officer Designated office shall
adversity affected by designated officer shall records all appeals endorse to the regional
decisions of the LCE screen the appeal including determination IATF all meritorious
may appeal in writing determining its merit. on the existence or cases for proper
to the Regional IATF non-existing of a valid disposition/
cause. And submit administration
report to Regional IATF
 Reassessment
Specific Zoning Interventions and Activities

➔ Discretion to categorized: immediately based on the

parameters and resurgence of cases;
➔ Regular reassessment and recategorization of zones
shall be done every 15th and 30th/31st and announced
on 1st and 16th day of the month;
➔ Duration of ECQ in a CrZ or MECQ in a CZ shall be not
be lower than 15 days;
 Data Gathering
Specific Zoning Interventions and Activities
The following information are to be gathered beforehand:

1. Population 8. Quarantine Facilities organized

2. Number of Barangays 9. Treatment Facilities organized
3. Population Density per Barangay 10. Spot Map of Cases
4. BHERTs Teams organized 11. Syndromic Surveillance
5. Swabbing Teams organized 12. Testing Kits available
6. Contact Tracing Teams organized 13. Other information and/or data
7. Social Amelioration Teams analysis deemed necessary.
organized
 Risk Communication and
Specific Zoning Interventions
Community and Activities
Engagement

➔ Follow the outbreak communications guidelines;

➔ Use the Communication for Behavioral Impact (COMBI) approach
or any applicable approach in planning and managing health
communications;
➔ Ensure that a communications mechanism utilizing various
communication channels is set in place allowing even the
furthest household or purok to have access to the timely,
valuable and correct information at the soonest possible time;
 Risk Communication and
Specific Zoning Interventions
Community and Activities
Engagement

➔ Ensure that the communities are actively engaged, empowered and

mobilized to implement any type of community quarantine
intervention and practice all minimum public health standards;
➔ Form partnerships and utilize available stakeholders to communicate
to and engage the community; and,
➔ Establish a feedback mechanism from the community by ensuring a
continuous and meaningful dialogue on the implementation of the
COVID-19 response to address people’s issues and concerns, and
perceptions of risk and actual risk; and, promote appropriate
collective community participation and action.
 Lifting of Community Quarantine
Reassessment
Specific Zoning Interventions and Activities
➔ Ideally, the duration of ECQ in a CrZ shall not be lower than 15 days.
➔ Lifting of a community quarantine imposed upon a geographical unit
shall be done:
◆ When all surveillance, testing, and quarantine/isolation
interventions/activities are finished.
◆ And the following, but not limited to these scenarios are
achieved:
● Tests of all close contacts (and succeeding generations)
are negative;
● No NEW suspect, probable or confirmed cases identified;
● Completion of 14-day quarantine measures of individuals
in the geographical unit.
 Specific Zoning Intervention
and Activities
1. Perimeter control measures
2. Surveillance Activities

Eight (8) Major

3. Mandatory Quarantine/Isolation and
Treatment Activities

Activities 4. COVID-19 Testing Activities

5. Disinfection Activities
6. Physical Distancing Measures
7. Social Amelioration and Socioeconomic
Mitigation Activities
8. Health Systems Capacity Preparedness
 Specific Zoning Intervention
Specific
andZoning Interventions and Activities
Activities
Define perimeter; Define perimeter; do
Perimeter Control Limit entry to the not allow entry to or
Containment Zone to exit from the Critical
essential services and Zone, allow entry of
work only; establish medical services only;
Extremely Restrictive Movement screening points at
Critical Zone (CrZ) establish checkpoints.
and Perimeter Control points of entry

Containment Zone Restricted Movement with

(CZ) Stringent Perimeter Control

Perimeter Control on Points of CrZ

Buffer Zone (BZ) Entry to CZ, Permissive
Movement between BZ and OBZ CZ

Permissive Socioeconomic BZ
Outside Buffer Zone Allow movement
Activities with Selective between BZ and OBZ OBZ
(OBZ)
Screening at Vital Entry Points
 Specific Zoning Intervention
Specific
andZoning Interventions and Activities
Activities
Perimeter Control

Extremely Restrictive Movement

Critical Zone (CrZ)
and Perimeter Control

Containment Zone Restricted Movement with

(CZ) Stringent Perimeter Control

Perimeter Control on Points of

Buffer Zone (BZ) Entry to CZ, Permissive
Movement between BZ and OBZ

Permissive Socioeconomic
Outside Buffer Zone
Activities with Selective
(OBZ)
Screening at Vital Entry Points
 Specific Zoning Intervention
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andZoning Interventions and Activities
Activities
 Specific Zoning Intervention
Specific
andZoning Interventions and Activities
Activities
Surveillance Activities

Case Finding, Case

Investigation; Contact Tracing
Critical Zone (CrZ)
and Syndromic Surveillance
within 24 hours.

Containment Zone
(CZ)

Active and Passive Case

Buffer Zone (BZ) Finding, and Syndromic
Surveillance

Outside Buffer Zone

(OBZ)
 Specific Zoning Intervention
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andZoning Interventions and Activities
Activities

3 Basic Steps in
Contact Tracing
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Activities
Mandatory Quarantine/
Isolation and Treatment

● Provision of medical mask and single

Critical Zone (CrZ) room isolation.
● Suspect case should not cohorted with
confirmed cases.
Containment Zone (CZ) ● All persons with symptoms (close
contacts, suspected, probable and
confirmed COVID-19 cases, potential
Buffer Zone (BZ) imported cases, as deemed necessary)
shall be isolated or quarantined in their
respective LGU’s isolation or quarantine
facilities within 24 hours.
Outside Buffer Zone (OBZ) ● Those requiring treatment shall be
referred immediately to a designated
health facility.
 Specific Zoning Intervention
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andZoning Interventions and Activities
Activities
COVID-19 Testing

Critical Zone (CrZ)

Conduct expanded (massive)

Containment Zone (CZ) testing via RT-PCR or Gene
Xpert, within 24 hours.
Rapid Diagnostic Testing may
be done, if deemed necessary.
Buffer Zone (BZ)

Outside Buffer Zone

(OBZ)
 Specific Zoning Intervention
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andZoning Interventions and Activities
Activities
Disinfection Activities

All areas visited shall be disinfected

within 24-48 hrs. If possible, public
Critical Zone (CrZ) areas visited by a confirmed case shall be
temporarily closed for the conduct of
disinfection.

Containment Zone
(CZ) All areas visited shall be disinfected
within 24-48 hrs. If possible, public areas
within CZ/BZ/OBZ visited by a confirmed
case shall be temporarily closed for
Buffer Zone (BZ) the conduct of disinfection, and shall
reopen or resume services upon
completion of disinfection.
Outside Buffer Zone
(OBZ)
 Specific Zoning Intervention
Specific
andZoning Interventions and Activities
Activities
Physical Distancing Measures and Minimum
Health Standards

Suspension of face-to-face classes. Prohibit mass

Critical Zone (CrZ) gatherings. Implementation of minimum health standards.

Limited mass gatherings. Implement staggered work,

Containment Zone (CZ) alternative work arrangements, and market hours. Brgy Orka, Manggahan Pasig
Implementation of minimum health standards.

Limited mass gatherings. Implement staggered work, and

Buffer Zone (BZ) market hours. Implementation of minimum health
standards.

Outside Buffer Zone Movement within the OBZ is permissible. Implementation

(OBZ) of minimum health standards.
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Specific
andZoning Interventions and Activities
Activities
Social Amelioration
and Socioeconomic
Mitigation

Provide assistance to
Critical Zone (CrZ)
affected families

Containment Zone
---
(CZ)

Buffer Zone (BZ) ---

Outside Buffer
---
Zone (OBZ)
 Specific Zoning Intervention
Specific
andZoning Interventions and Activities
Activities
Health System Capacity
and Preparedness

Critical Zone (CrZ) ---

Containment Zone LTF shall ensure that areas

(CZ) that do not have any cases
shall strengthen their
Buffer Zone (BZ) surveillance and local health
systems capacity guaranteeing
that if an emergence and/or
reemergence of COVID-19
Outside Buffer Zone
cases will occur, the LGU will
(OBZ)
remain resilient and cope with
any surge of cases.
 Monitoring and Reporting

LGUs to closely
coordinate and work
together.

RIATF-RTF assist and

guide LGUs.
 Monitoring and Reporting
Total # of
Total # of new No. of Geographical Units on Lockdown or Categorized as Critical Zone
new cases in clusters of
the past cases in
Business / Work / School Business / Work / School
seven (7) the past Residential Building (if cases Residential Building (if cases
House establishment (<1,000 establishment (>1,000 Street Block Purok Subdivision / Village Settlement
days seven (7) are in the same floor) are in different floors)
resident occupants) resident occupants)
days

Population # of business # of business Zoning

ity/Municip Density of / work / # of business / work / # of business Category of
ality the # of # of school / work / school / work /
# of # of # of the Barangay
Barangay # of houses residential residential # of establishmen school establishmen school # of streets # of blocks # of puroks # of
residential subdivisions / settlements # of
newly # of houses building buildings residential ts (<1,000 establishmen ts (>1,000 establishmen newly # of streets newly # of blocks newly # of puroks subdivisions /
building villages newly newly settlements
S P C # of clusters categorized on ongoing floors newly newly buildings on resident ts (<1,000 resident ts (>1,000 categorized on ongoing categorized on ongoing categorized on ongoing villages on
floors on categorized categorized on ongoing
as Critical lockdown categorized categorized ongoing occupants) resident occupants) resident as Critical lockdown as Critical lockdown as Critical lockdown ongoing
ongoing as Critical as Critical lockdown
Zone as Critical as Critical lockdown newly occupants) newly occupants) Zone Zone Zone lockdown
lockdown Zone Zone
Zone Zone categorized on ongoing categorized on ongoing
as critical lockdown as critical lockdown
zone zone

arangay 1

arangay 2

arangay 3

Total # of new clusters of No. of Geographical Units on Lockdown or Categorized as Critical Zone
Total # of new cases in the past
cases in the past seven (7)
seven (7) days
days Municipalities / Cities
Population Density of the Zoning Category of
Province
Municipality / City Municipalities / Cities
% of barangays on lockdown
# of barangays newly # of barangays on ongoing (Total number of barangays in
S P C # of clusters
categorized as Critical Zone lockdown lockdown / Total number of
barangays x 100)

Municipality 1

Municipality 2

Municipality 3

City 1

City 2
 Monitoring and Reporting

● LGU to designate a focal person for the updating and

consolidation of the reporting template;
● Submit daily updates using the reporting template to the DILG
Field Officers and respective RTFs;
Maraming Salamat!

End of Part II