Summer 2022 Students: COVID FAQs

As supplies last, over-the-counter COVID tests will be available at Campus Safety or Housing & Residence Life Office (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm). Students may also purchase OTC COVID tests at local pharmacies, grocery stores, and online stores.

If your COVID-19 test is positive, the test detected the virus and you have an infection. Please take the following steps:

1. Call your healthcare provider for medical care and tell them that you tested positive for COVID-19. In addition, it is important to contact your health care provider as soon as possible:

• If your symptoms get worse.
• If you are more likely to get very sick because you are an older adult or have an underlying medical condition. Possible treatment may be available for you.
• If you have any trouble breathing, chest pain or pressure, or have any other emergency warning signs, or if you think it is an emergency.
• If you have questions about your isolation.

2. Stay home for at least 5 days and isolate yourself from others in your home.
3. Tell your close contacts.
4. Wear a well-fitted mask when around others. If available, a N95 or KN95 respirator is recommended.
5. Watch for symptoms. If you have any emergency warning signs, seek emergency care immediately.

Students who must isolate are strongly encouraged to go home. If they are unable to go home, they can consider going to a hotel, at their own expense. Only with their roommate’s consent may a student isolate themselves in their assigned room. The College will not offer any separate isolation housing.

Students in isolation are responsible for securing their own meal delivery while in isolation. They should not eat in the dining hall, GQ, or around others from their day 0 to day ten.

The College will not be providing any coordination of services to students in isolation over the summer

Day 0 is the onset of symptoms or test date if without symptoms.

Days 0 through 5: Students must isolate.

On Day 6: If symptoms are resolving and the student remains fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medicine, or if the student remains without symptoms: the student may take an over the counter rapid antigen test.
-If the antigen test is negative, the student may end isolation
-If the antigen test is positive, the student must remain in isolation. Students may test again days 7-10 and return when their test is negative

Upon ending isolation until Day 11:

• Students must wear a well-fitting mask, such as KN95, at all times (except while bathing or actively eating/drinking) for a full ten days after their test date or onset of symptoms.
• Students must utilize to-go dining for a full ten days after their test date or onset of symptoms.

On Day 11: Students may leave isolation without testing as long as they have resolving symptoms and are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medicine.

Students do not need to report their negative test results or end date of isolation to the College.

For COVID-19, a close contact is anyone who was less than 6 feet away from you for a combined total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period. An infected person can spread COVID-19 starting 48 hours (or 2 days) before the person has any symptoms or tests positive.

Students must tell their close contacts that they may have been exposed to COVID-19. By letting your close contacts know they may have been exposed to COVID-19, you are helping to protect everyone. The College will not be conducting contact tracing.

• Wear a mask around others for a full 10 days after your last exposure.
• Monitor for symptoms for a full 10 days after your last exposure.
• Get tested immediately if symptoms develop. Testing is also recommended at least 5 days after last close contact with someone with COVID-19.
• Avoid eating with others for a full 10 days from last exposure. Students should utilize “To Go” dining options.

• Quarantine Days 0-5 (Day 0 is date of last exposure).
• Wear a mask around others for an additional 5 days.
• Monitor for symptoms for a full 10 days after their last exposure.
• Get tested immediately if symptoms develop. Testing is also recommended at least 5 days after last close contact with someone with COVID-19.
• Avoid eating with others on campus for a full 10 days from last exposure. Students should utilize “To Go” dining options.

If you are asked to quarantine or isolate yourself, follow the instructions below.

1. It is your responsibility to notify your instructors as soon as possible.
2. Refer to your syllabus or other information provided by your faculty member for each course to determine what you should do if you are in isolation/quarantine and will miss in-person class. Ask your instructors questions if you are unclear about what you should do.

   Each faculty member, even the same academic department, may have different instructions. You can not assume that a faculty member will allow you to Zoom into a class or allow you to participate as a remote student. You may also not be able to make up in class work and instead be given an alternate assignment.

3. Faculty will expect your return to in-person class after your quarantine ends. If you can not return to class at the time due to travel difficulties, please inform your faculty member. You need to make every effort to return to class as soon as you are able to do so.
4. If you have additional concerns or questions that are academic in nature, contact the Office of Disability Services, pamelamoschini@muhlenberg.edu.