Recommendations for those who test positive for COVID-19:
- Stay Home until you have been fever-free for 24 hours (without using fever-reducing medication) AND other COVID-19 symptoms are mild and improving.
- Mask when you are indoors & around other people for 5 days after you return to normal activities, especially around people at high risk for severe disease.
- Seek treatment early: If you are at high risk for severe COVID-19 (immunocompromised or other significant chronic health condition).* To do so, speak with a healthcare provider as soon as you test positive (students can call the advice line at (510) 643-7197. You may be eligible for antiviral medicines or other treatments for COVID-19. COVID-19 antiviral drugs work best if taken as soon as possible and within 5-7 days from when symptoms start.
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Please report your positive test through the eTang portal. This helps us watch campus case counts, and also allows us to get you care and treatment information:
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Upload a copy of your positive test result into eTang. Complete the COVID-19 Positive Test Questionnaire. Go to Messages -> New Message -> Select “Report a Positive COVID Test /Fill out the Positive Test Questionnaire”
- Review the return to work guidelines with special attention to the left column if you work in a healthcare facility (required to stay out of work) vs the right column for all other employees including student employees.
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University Health Services is aligned with CDPH and CDC respiratory virus guidance.
Core Prevention Strategies
- Immunizations
- Hygiene
- Steps for Cleaner Air
- Medical Treatment
- Stay Home and Prevent the Spread
- Stay home and away from others until both of the following are true for the last 24 hours:
- Your symptoms are getting better
- You are fever-free (without the use of medication)
- Then take additional precautions for the next 5 days
- Stay home and away from others until both of the following are true for the last 24 hours:
Additional Prevention Strategies
- Masks
- Distancing
- Tests
Layering prevention strategies can be especially helpful when:
- Respiratory viruses are causing a lot of illness in your community
- You or those around you have risk factors for severe illness
- You or those around you were recently exposed, are sick, or are recovering