Inpatient admission decisions are complex, require continuous adaptation, and should be informed by the availability of community support. Access to appropriate psychiatric and medical treatment needs to be guaranteed for SARS-CoV-2-positive patients with mental disorders. Screening patients for SARS-CoV-2 in the emergency department before admission, allocating them to wards on the basis of their infection status, pre-admission quarantine periods are all ways that can help control infection in mental health institutions. Placing greater constraints on admission and reducing admission duration have been used to guarantee more space for physcial distancing as well.