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Isolation and Quarantine

Please note that isolation and quarantine guidance may vary based on specific circumstances,. This webpage provides general guidance. The Safe & Healthy Rams Office will provide specific guidance to individuals based on their circumstances.

Key definitions:

  • Symptoms of COVID-19: Range from mild to severe and may include fever (≥ 100.0°F) or chills, cough, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle/body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea.
  • Close Contact: Being within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period starting from 2 days before illness onset (or, for asymptomatic patients, 2 days prior to test) until the time the patient is isolated.
  • Up to Date: You are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines when you have received all doses in the primary series and all boosters recommended for you, when eligible. Learn more about COVID-19 booster recommendations.

 

 

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Asymptomatic Close Contact Exposure

(No symptoms but had close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19)
  • Report the close contact exposure on the HT Ram Check app.
  • Mask around others for 10 days.
  • Get tested at least 5 full days after exposure (date of exposure is day 0). Test even if you don’t develop symptoms. See below for what to do if you develop symptoms or test positive.
  • Self-monitor. Check for fever or respiratory symptoms.

 
  • Report the close contact exposure on the HT Ram Check app.
  • Mask around others for 10 days.
  • Get tested at least 5 full days after exposure (date of exposure is day 0). Test even if you don’t develop symptoms. See below for what to do if you develop symptoms or test positive.
  • Self-monitor. Check for fever or respiratory symptoms.

 
Symptomatic
(regardless of exposure)
  • Report the symptoms on the HT Ram Check app.
  • Self-isolate. Do not leave home unless seeking medical care or testing.
  • Get tested immediately. Testing too early with a rapid antigen can produce a false negative. If you test negative on a rapid antigen test, continue to isolate and mask, and test again 36-48 hour later.
  • Mask with a properly fit, non-cloth mask.

 
  • Report the symptoms on the HT Ram Check app.
  • Self-isolate. Do not leave home unless seeking medical care or testing.
  • Get tested immediately. Testing too early with a rapid antigen can produce a false negative. If you test negative on a rapid antigen test, continue to isolate and mask, and test again 36-48 hour later.
  • Mask with a properly fit, non-cloth mask.

 
Positive COVID-19 Test
  • Report the positive test on the HT Ram Check app or to safehealthyrams@htu.edu
  • Isolate for at least 5 days since symptoms first appeared AND at least 24 hours with no fever without fever-reducing medications AND symptoms have improved.
  • If asymptomatic, isolate for 5 days from the date of the test.
  • Immediately notify individuals with whom you had close contact in the 48 hour period prior to receiving your positive test result or symptom onset and ask them to follow the guidance above for asymptomatic close contacts (or symptomatic if applicable).
    • Sample language: “I wanted to let you know that I tested positive for COVID-19. According to the CDC, you are considered a close contact. Please take a look at the CDC Quarantine and Isolation Calculator to determine what actions you should take.”
  • Upon leaving isolation, you are required to wear a properly-fit non-cloth masks for an additional 5 days.
  • Report the positive test on the HT Ram Check app or to safehealthyrams@htu.edu.
  • Isolate for at least 5 days since symptoms first appeared AND at least 24 hours with no fever without fever-reducing medications AND symptoms have improved.
  • If asymptomatic, isolate for 5 days from the date of the test.
  • Immediately notify individuals with whom you had close contact in the 48 hour period prior to receiving your positive test result or symptom onset and ask them to follow the guidance above for asymptomatic close contacts (or symptomatic if applicable).
    • Sample language: “I wanted to let you know that I tested positive for COVID-19. According to the CDC, you are considered a close contact. Please take a look at the CDC Quarantine and Isolation Calculator to determine what actions you should take.”
  • Upon leaving isolation, you are required to wear a properly-fit non-cloth masks for an additional 5 days.