COVID-19
IMPORTANT COVID testing instructions (pdf 172K) for students enrolled in classes during the spring 2021 semester
Daily Covid-19 Symptom Tracker
Reporting positive cases
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- If a student contacts a faculty or staff member about testing positive by an off campus
provider and needing to be out of class/campus work, the F/S needs to report that
information to covidreporting@winthrop.edu and include the student’s name, CWID, and current phone number if available. Health
Services will contact the student directly. Health Services will not communicate about
student results with faculty or staff.
- For acute illness that results in absence from in-person classes, Health Services
will notify the Dean of Students Office that provides official absence notifications
to Academic Affairs. Health Services will only share dates of absence regardless of
the health related issue. No health details will be shared. The Dean of Students Office
will issue an absence notification (dates only, not condition) to students’ faculty.
- Should a student’s condition related to Covid-19 change, the student must communicate
that information to Health Services who will notify the Dean of Students Office of
a change in dates for the quarantine or isolation period. Students should immediately
communicate this information to Health Services by emailing covidreporting@winthrop.edu.
CDC Updated Close Contact Definition
Someone who was 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 specimen collection) until the time the patient is
isolated.
Isolation and Quarantine Criteria
Isolation criteria:
You will no longer be considered infectious when all of these conditions have been
met:
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It has been at least ten (10) days since the illness began (or since date of testing
for asymptomatic people testing positive) – AND
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It has been at least 24 hours since the last fever without taking medication that
lowers fever -AND-
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All Covid related symptoms have improved.
**Note: If you have not experienced symptoms but have tested positive for COVID-19,
you may discontinue isolation when at least 10 days have passed since the date of
your positive COVID-19 test result as long as you have not become ill during this
10-day period.
Quarantine criteria:
If you have been exposed to a positive case of COVID-19 the CDC has updated the guidelines
for quarantine. Effective 12/3/2020, quarantine will last 10 days from the last known
close contact with the positive individual.
Information about coronavirus (2019-nCoV):
World Health Organization Advice for the Public
World Health Organization Travel Advice
World Health Organization Daily Situation Reports
American College Health Association Information for Campuses
CDC Information for Travel
CDC Hygiene Etiquette
Corona Virus Etiquette
Physical and Mental Health Resources for Dealing with COVID-19