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COVID-19 Protocol for Students For Exposures, Symptoms, Positive Cases and Return to Campus Requests If a UHCL student should develop symptoms, or be exposed within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more of a positive COVID-19 person, they must stay home, or go home immediately. Also, they should submit an online notification form within 24 hours, quarantine, isolate and test as appropriate, and comply with contact tracing so that any additional potentially affected persons may be contacted as well for quarantine and monitoring. Reporting links are on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates page (top yellow bar of UHCL.edu): Report of Exposure – if you have had close contact (within 6 feet for at least 15 minutes, with or without a mask) to someone who been confirmed COVID-19 positive. Report of Diagnosis/Symptoms – if you have developed symptoms of COVID-19 or have tested positive for COVID-19. Before you come back to campus, fill out the Request to Return to Campus after quarantine or isolation Protocol: All students are responsible for wearing face coverings, frequent hand washing, sanitizing, social distancing, etc. Self-screen daily for possible signs and symptoms of COVID-19. If any appear, do not go to campus. If any appear while on campus, go home immediately. Complete the online Exposure or Diagnosis notification form within 24 hours. Do not send an email notification with any personal or medical information. The online form is secure. A UHCL Health Services Representative will get in touch with you to review and provide next steps. Locations and persons around campus starting two days prior to symptoms will be needed. We recommend keeping an activity log accessible for this purpose. It is recommended to test at the end of 14-day quarantine period due to asymptomatic persons. It is not recommended to test right after being exposed to someone with COVID-19, as testing too early can give a false negative. You are responsible for communicating updates with UHCL Health Services. Those wishing guidance with the Counseling Center may contact and continue follow-up with the Counseling Center. Conditions and approval for return to campus must be followed to ensure slow of the spread of the virus.

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Page 1: COVID-19 Protocol for Students...COVID-19 Protocol for Students For Exposures, Symptoms, Positive Cases and Return to Campus Requests If a UHCL student should develop symptoms, or

COVID-19 Protocol for Students

For Exposures, Symptoms, Positive Cases and Return to Campus Requests

If a UHCL student should develop symptoms, or be exposed within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more of a positive COVID-19 person, they must stay home, or go home immediately. Also, they should submit an online notification form within 24 hours, quarantine, isolate and test as appropriate, and comply with contact tracing so that any additional potentially affected persons may be contacted as well for quarantine and monitoring.

Reporting links are on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates page (top yellow bar of UHCL.edu):

Report of Exposure – if you have had close contact (within 6 feet for at least 15minutes, with or without a mask) to someone who been confirmed COVID-19 positive.

Report of Diagnosis/Symptoms – if you have developed symptoms of COVID-19 orhave tested positive for COVID-19.

Before you come back to campus, fill out the Request to Return to Campus afterquarantine or isolation

Protocol:

All students are responsible for wearing face coverings, frequent hand washing,sanitizing, social distancing, etc.

Self-screen daily for possible signs and symptoms of COVID-19. If any appear, do notgo to campus. If any appear while on campus, go home immediately.

Complete the online Exposure or Diagnosis notification form within 24 hours. Do not send an email notification with any personal or medical information. The online

form is secure. A UHCL Health Services Representative will get in touch with you to review and provide

next steps. Locations and persons around campus starting two days prior to symptoms will be

needed. We recommend keeping an activity log accessible for this purpose. It is recommended to test at the end of 14-day quarantine period due to asymptomatic

persons. It is not recommended to test right after being exposed to someone with COVID-19, as

testing too early can give a false negative. You are responsible for communicating updates with UHCL Health Services. Those wishing guidance with the Counseling Center may contact and continue follow-up

with the Counseling Center. Conditions and approval for return to campus must be followed to ensure slow of the

spread of the virus.

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Why report within 24 hours?

To protect yourself, and others by providing timely notification so that they may be notified to quarantine, and prevent entry into areas that need disinfected.

If you wait to report, you could unknowingly spread coronavirus.

Return to Campus Clearance:

Submit the Request to Return to Campus Form online. Do not just come back to campus.

UHCL Health Services approve students to return to campus. Exposure approval to return is a 14-day quarantine period without development of signs

or symptoms. Those developing symptoms should get tested for COVID-19. Positive cases are approved to return to campus after it has been at least 10 day since

onset of symptoms, fever-free without the use of fever-reducing medications for three days and an improvement in signs or symptoms. A negative test result, and/or a physician’s clearance may be requested.

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Protocolo COVID-19 para Estudiantes

Para Exposiciones, Síntomas, Casos Positivos y Solicitudes de Devolución al Campus

Si un estudiante de UHCL desarrolla síntomas, o queda expuesto dentro de 6 pies durante 15 minutos o más de una persona COVID-19 positiva, debe quedarse en casa o irse a casa inmediatamente. Además, deben enviar un formulario de notificación en línea dentro de las 24 horas, poner en cuarentena, aislar y realizar pruebas según corresponda, y cumplir con el rastreo de contactos para que cualquier persona adicional potencialmente afectada pueda ser contactada también para la cuarentena y el monitoreo.

Los enlaces de informes se encuentran en la página de actualizaciones de Coronavirus (COVID-19) (barra amarilla superior de UHCL.edu):

Informe de Exposición - ha tenido contacto cercano (dentro de los 6 pies durante al menos 15 minutos, con o sin máscara) con alguien a quien se le confirmó COVID-19 positivo

Informe de Diagnóstico / Síntomas - ha desarrollado síntomas de COVID-19 o ha dado positivo por COVID-19

Antes de regresar al campus, complete la Solicitud para Regresar al Campus después de la cuarentena o el aislamiento.

Protocolo:

Todos los estudiantes son responsables de cubrirse la cara, lavarse las manos con frecuencia, desinfectar, distanciarse socialmente, etc.

Autoexaminarse diariamente para detectar posibles signos y síntomas de COVID-19. Si aparece alguno, no vaya al campus. Si aparece alguno en el campus, regrese a casa inmediatamente.

Complete el formulario de notificación de exposición o diagnóstico en línea dentro de las 24 horas.

No envíe una notificación por correo electrónico con información personal o médica. El formulario en línea es seguro.

Un representante de servicios de salud de UHCL se pondrá en contacto con usted para revisar y brindar los próximos pasos.

Se necesitarán ubicaciones y personas alrededor del campus a partir de dos días antes de los síntomas.

Recomendamos mantener un registro de actividad accesible para este propósito. Se recomienda realizar la prueba al final del período de cuarentena de 14 días debido a

personas asintomáticas. No se recomienda realizar la prueba inmediatamente después de haber estado expuesto a

alguien con COVID-19, ya que una prueba demasiado temprana puede dar un falso negativo.

Usted es responsable de comunicar las actualizaciones con UHCL Health Services.

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Aquellos que deseen orientación con el Centro de Consejería pueden contactar y continuar el seguimiento con el Centro de Consejería.

Deben seguirse las condiciones y la aprobación para regresar al campus para asegurar que la propagación del virus sea lenta.

¿Por qué informar en 24 horas?

Para protegerse a sí mismo ya los demás al proporcionar una notificación oportuna para que puedan ser notificados a la cuarentena y evitar la entrada a áreas que necesitan desinfectarse.

Si espera para informar, podría propagar el coronavirus sin saberlo.

Regreso al despacho del campus:

Envíe el Formulario de Solicitud de Regreso al Campus en línea. No regrese simplemente al campus

Los Servicios de Salud de UHCL aprueban que los estudiantes regresen al campus. La aprobación de la exposición para regresar es un período de cuarentena de 14 días sin

el desarrollo de signos o síntomas. Aquellos que desarrollen síntomas deben hacerse la prueba de COVID-19. Se aprueba que los casos positivos regresen al campus después de que hayan pasado al

menos 10 días desde el inicio de los síntomas, sin fiebre sin el uso de medicamentos para reducir la fiebre durante tres días y sin más signos o síntomas.

Se puede solicitar un resultado negativo de la prueba y / o la autorización de un médico.