In the caregiver administration model, can the health worker cut open the capsule before transferring the capsule to the caregiver?

No. The health worker must not cut open the capsule in the caregiver administration model because the health worker and the caregiver would come in close contact when the open capsule is transferred to the caregiver by hand. This would defeat the requirement for physical distancing that the caregiver administration model is being implemented to address.