Managing Symptoms (no known exposure)
If you have COVID symptoms, but no known exposure
If you have symptoms of infectious disease (cold or flu-like symptoms) you should self-quarantine:
- Remain in sleeping room (except to use restroom)
- Avoid contact with others
- Wear a surgical grade mask at all times except when eating or drinking (see Masking above for more info)
- Complete a COVID-19 PCR or Antigen test within 4 hours of symptom onset
- Negative COVID-19 test result:
- Continue self-quarantine until symptom-free for at least 24 hours or cleared by medical provider.
- If negative result is from a rapid antigen test or self-test, continue to stay away from others and test again in 2 days.
- If you test positive for COVID-19, whether or not you are experiencing symptoms, you must inform the College immediately by contacting Conference Services at conference@oxy.edu. The College will provide applicable isolation instructions
Managing Exposures
You are a "close contact" if you shared the same indoor airspace with someone with COVID-19 for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period while they were infectious.
Symptomatic close contact
- Remain in sleeping room (except to use restroom)
- Avoid contact with others
- Wear a surgical grade mask at all times except when eating or drinking (see Masking above for more info)
- Complete a COVID-19 PCR or Antigen test within 4 hours of symptom onset
- Negative COVID-19 test result:
- Continue self-quarantine until symptom-free for at least 24 hours or cleared by medical provider.
- If negative result is from a rapid antigen test or self-test, continue to stay away from others and test again in 2 days.
- If you test positive for COVID-19, whether or not you are experiencing symptoms, you must inform the College immediately by contacting Conference Services at conference@oxy.edu. The College will provide applicable isolation instructions
Asymptomatic close contact
- Quarantine is not required, but you must follow these protocols:
- For 10 days: Wear a surgical grade mask at all times except when eating or drinking (see Masking above for more info).
- For 10 days: Monitor for symptoms. If you develop symptoms, test right away and follow instructions above for persons with symptoms.
- 3 - 5 days after last exposure: Test with an FDA-authorized viral COVID-19 test (PCR or Antigen test, home tests are acceptable)
- If you have had COVID within the last 90 days, you do not need to be tested but you must follow the masking requirement.
- If you test positive for COVID-19, whether or not you are experiencing symptoms, you must inform the College immediately by contacting Conference Services at conference@oxy.edu. The College will provide applicable isolation instructions.