QUARANTINE keeps someone who has been exposed to the virus away from others.

• Quarantine is a period of time when a student who has been exposed to the virus is directed to limit their in-person interactions with others. This period lasts a minimum of 10 days after the exposure.

Day 1 - 5:

• Stay in your designated quarantine location.
• Monitor your health daily and submit your Daily Symptom Check.

Day 6 - 10

• • Monitor your health daily and submit your Daily Symptom Check.
  • If you develop symptoms, isolate immediately and get tested. Continue to isolate until you know your test results.
    • Wear a well-fitted mask whenever you are not in your designated quarantine space.
    • Wash your hands frequently.
    • Do not go to public places where you cannot wear a mask.
    • Do not eat in restaurants or other public spaces.
    • Do not travel.
    • Do not spend time with people who are at high risk from COVID-19

All students should be tested for COVID-19 during their quarantine period on day 5 or later.

The quarantine period is calculated based on the timing of the exposure. Students can re-join the campus community once the quarantine period is completed. No clearance is required.  

House hold contacts with on-going exposures will have a longer quarantine period.

 

ISOLATION keeps someone who is infected with the virus away from others, even in their home.

• Isolation is required when an individual is diagnosed with COVID-19, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic. Individuals in isolation must remove themselves from all face-to-face interactions until they are no longer infectious and are released by their medical provider.
• Repeat testing is not recommended.
• Students who have completed their isolation and have been medical released by their health care provider are able to return to in-person classes and activities. Students should not be compelled to provide documentation to faculty as private health information (PHI) is protected. Students are trusted to communicate their ability to attend in-person activities. 

All students are strongly encouraged to have an isolation and quarantine plan.

Isolation is used to keep individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 away from others while they are contagious. This is a critical public health measure that prevents the spread of COVID-19 in the community.

Your isolation period will last for a minimum of 10 days from the date of the onset of your symptoms or the date of the positive test if you do not have any symptoms.

During the isolation period:

• DO NOT leave your designated isolation location except to seek medical care in coordination with SHaW.
  
  • Meals will be delivered by dining services.
    
  • Do not allow anyone in your isolation unit unless assigned there by SHaW.
    
• DO attend your scheduled medical visits by telemedicine or phone.
  
• DO monitor your symptoms daily.
  
• DO communicate with your faculty instructors and employers.
  
• DO continue with online learning.
  
• DO stay connected with friends and family through virtual platforms.
  
• DO wash your hands frequently.
  
• DO reach out to the Dean of Students at DOS@uconn.edu for needed help and support.
  
• DO contact SHaW for your medical and mental health needs. We are here for you.

Isolation is used to keep individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 away from others while they are contagious. This is a critical public health measure that prevents the spread of COVID-19 in the community.

Your isolation period will last for a minimum of 10 days from the date of the onset of your symptoms or the date of the positive test if you do not have any symptoms.

During the isolation period:

• DO NOT leave your designated isolation location except to seek medical care in coordination with your medical provider.
  
  • Obtain meals through delivery.
  • Do not allow anyone in your isolation space unless assigned there by Res Life.
    
• DO attend your scheduled medical visits by telemedicine or phone.
  
• DO monitor your symptoms daily.
  
• DO communicate with your faculty instructors and employers.
  
• DO continue with online learning.
  
• DO stay connected with friends and family through virtual platforms.
  
• DO wash your hands frequently.
  
• DO reach out to your campus director for needed help and support. 

Isolation is used to keep individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 away from others while they are contagious. This is a critical public health measure that prevents the spread of COVID-19 in the community.

Your isolation period will last for a minimum of 10 days from the date of the onset of your symptoms or the date of the positive test if you do not have any symptoms.

During the isolation period: 

• DO NOT leave your designated isolation location except to seek medical care.
• DO attend your scheduled medical visits by telemedicine or phone.
• DO monitor your symptoms daily.
• DO communicate with your faculty instructors and employers.
• DO continue with online learning.
• DO stay connected with friends and family through virtual platforms.
• DO wash your hands frequently.
• DO reach out to the Dean of Students at DOS@uconn.edu or your campus director for help and support.

Recommended measures depend on vaccination status or history of COVID-19 in the past 90 days.

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If you do not have any symptoms of COVID-19 and choose to quarantine at home, follow these precautions:

• Obtain a COVID-19 test and have the result before you leave campus.
• Do not use public transportation to travel home.
• Ensure that you have a quarantine space in your home that is not shared by others.
• Wear a mask when you are not in your designated quarantine space.
• Wash your hands frequently.
• Spend time outside and go for walks away from other people.
• Monitor your symptoms daily and take your temperature twice a day.
• Seek medical care and testing if you develop symptoms of COVID-19 during your quarantine period.

According to CDC, individuals who are up-to-date with their SARS-CoV-2 vaccine* do not need to quarantine but should follow these preventive measures to protect themselves and others:

• obtain a COVID-19 test after 5 days or more after exposure and if you develop any symptoms of COVID-19
• wear a mask in doors in all public places for 10 days after exposure
• monitor for COVID-19 symptoms daily for 10 days after exposure
• avoid crowds
• cover coughs and sneezes
• wash hands often
  

Clinical students with academic placements should defer to the guidance of their clinical site.

*Up-to-date with SARS-CoV-2 vaccination means 5 months or more after their initial series of mRNA vaccine, or 2 months or more of J&J or boosted when eligible.