Quarantining and Isolation Information

Faculty, staff and students should stay home when they are experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and test.

If you test positive, please report this to the following:

• For students: healthcenter@smc.edu
• For staff: COVID19HR@smc.edu

Upon reporting a positive test, you must isolate for a minimum of 24 hours and can return after being fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication and if your symptoms are improving.

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Information for symptomatic employees

Employees who are experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 should monitor their symptoms and test for COVID-19. If the test is negative, there is no need for the employee to contact COVID19HR. 

Employees who test positive must contact COVID19HR@smc.edu to start the contact tracing process. Employees who test positive must isolate for a minimum of 24 hours and can return after being fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication and if your symptoms are improving.

Information for symptomatic students

Students who are experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 should monitor their symptoms and test for COVID-19. If the test is negative, there is no need for the student to contact Student Health.

Students who test positive must contact HealthCenter@smc.edu to start the contact tracing process. Students who test positive must isolate for a minimum of 24 hours and can return after being fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication and if your symptoms are improving.

Information for Close Contacts to a COVID-19 Case

Take the following actions:

Close contacts who have or develop symptoms of COVID-19 infection, regardless of vaccination status or previous infection, must stay home away from others for a minimum of 24 hours and test for COVID-19. Notify the Health Center if you test positive.

Asymptomatic close contacts should take the following actions to lower the risk of spreading COVID-19 to others:

1. Wear a well-fitting mask around others through Day 10, especially in indoor settings.
2. Test for COVID-19 between Days 3-5 after the last date of exposure.

For instructors who have a positive student in class:

Please report this to healthcenter@smc.edu. An SMC nurse will reach out to the student and instructor to discuss next steps. The nurse will email all students in the class alerting them that there was a person who tested positive in their class and provide information on testing and quarantine (see above for guidance on close contacts, testing, quarantining and isolation).