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*You can schedule a Drexel Health Checker checkup.
If you have any questions or considerations about your health, consult your doctor.
If you have been exposed to someone with a known case of COVID-19, have similar symptoms, or are diagnosed with COVID-19, you may want to separate from others to potentially infect them with the virus. Drexel follows the rules of the Philadelphia, State and Federal Department of Public Health regarding isolation and quarantine policies.
Self-isolation
If you have been diagnosed or tested for COVID-19, even if you have no symptoms, you will be asked to self-isolate.
quarantine
If you have symptoms compatible with COVID-19, but have not yet been diagnosed or have not tested positive, you may be asked to quarantine.
NOTE: If you have severe or worsening symptoms of COVID, see a healthcare professional. Students can schedule an appointment at Student Health by calling (21five) 220-4700 (if calling after hours, option five to speak with an officer on call). doctor).
If you earned your positive check at a Drexel verification site, you will need to be contacted through the Drexel COVID tracking team. If you don’t hear from them within 24 hours, email COVIDtracing@drexel. edu.
If you got your positive verification result elsewhere, report your verification result in Drexel Health Checker or email COVIDtracing@drexel. edu.
Drexel Health Checker
A member of the COVID study team will contact you to facilitate testing and help with isolation or quarantine if needed. In collaboration with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Student Health will also attempt to identify where the student might have been exposed. infection and will commit to confidentially identify and alert further touches so they do not spread the virus. Make sure you answer your phone so that touch trackers can succeed on you. If you have COVID symptoms and believe you need medical attention or have further questions, please call the Student Health Center promptly by phone (215. 220. 4700).
We strongly inspire scholars who can return to an off-campus home via a personal car to self-isolate at home.
Note: Drexel will not provide a quarantine location for non-resident students. Students living off-campus will need to self-isolate on-site in their apartment or return home.
If a student living on campus is diagnosed with COVID-19, Drexel will identify areas of exposure and adhere to CDC and Philadelphia Department of Health rules for blanking and disinfecting spaces used by the student with health issues (students are guilty of blanking their own dormitories).
In isolation, you can’t leave your room. Exceptions would likely come when picking up food provided through campus restaurants at designated pickup locations, the restroom, or for a pre-approved appointment at Drexel Health, and you’ll need to wear a well-fitting high-filtration mask (KN95, KF94, or N95) and maintain social distancing.
If you have roommates:
Consider discussing isolation precautions (such as wearing a mask, sharing items, and cleaning) ahead of time with your roommates so everyone is ready to stay safe.
After the isolation ends, he continues to wear a high-filtration mask that fits well around other people for five days. Avoid social activities (such as shared meals) that require you to remove the mask with other people.
Drexel Housing and Residence Life advises residential students on the rules and expectations of isolation. Any consideration apartment students have about how their classmates stick to the rules can be directed to their apartment’s resident director or apartment front desk (Van R for fraternities and sorority houses). Students can also report problems through Drexel’s Incident Report Form: General Incident Report Form (maxient. com). Students who do not meet segregation rules and expectations may be referred to Student Behavior for further follow-up.
Student Health Services will provide ongoing services to students who live in residential housing on campus who have tested positive for COVID-19. These benefits would possibly include:
We know that isolation can be stressful and inspire students to use the virtual resources available through the Drexel Counseling Center.
Students in Residence: See the FAQ below for more information.
Read a Quick Consultant for Quarantine/Isolation Scholars [PDF].
Learn what to do with yourself for quarantine/isolation [PDF].
Seek medical attention by calling your GP and requesting a COVID-19 assessment. Immediately after calling your provider, contact covid19health@drexel. edu and provide your call number and phone number. A Drexel representative will contact you and continue to monitor your symptoms. . It is imperative that the University be aware of any threat of exposure to members of the Drexel community.
If you have been diagnosed or tested positive for COVID-19, you will need to continue to isolate until: at least 24 hours after the fever subsides, without the help of fever medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil), and resolution of respiratory symptoms, and at least five days have passed since the positive check-up or onset of symptoms (see “When to Return to Work” below).
People with severe illness or severely weakened immune formula may be asked to self-isolate longer.
If you have severe or worsening symptoms, contact a health care professional.
Wear a face mask near others (including in all Drexel spaces) for five days after your isolation period ends.
Employees no longer want formal approval to return to work after a COVID infection, but are allowed to return to work on campus when they have met the self-isolation requirements defined above (see “Continuing Self-Isolation at Home”). , adding solution of fever and respiratory symptoms.
Email covid19health@drexel. edu to inform the University of your imaginable or displayed exposure. Effective December 31, 2023, pursuant to the City of Philadelphia’s COVID-19 Paid Leave Ordinance, all full-time and part-time Drexel painters eligible for benefits get up to 40 hours (or one workweek) of paid COVID leave, which will be reflected in DrexelOne as a standalone license code, C19. Employees will be able to use COVID paid leave when they are unable to work for more than 3 days. because they have symptoms of COVID-19 or because they are worried about a family circle member with COVID-19. Eligibility and procedures for employing paid Covid-19 leave are posted on Drexel’s HR website. Email loa@drexel. edu with any questions.
If you are unable to work for an extended period of time because you have symptoms of COVID-19 or because you are concerned about a family member with COVID-19, you may be eligible for leave under family and medical leave. (FMLA) or Drexel’s non-FMLA medical leave policy. Teaching and professional staff are encouraged to contact our license administrator, Lincoln Financial Group. You can register a license request by phone at 1. 888. 992. 0549 or online by logging into DrexelOne and setting “Leave of Absence” in the Benefits Administration segment under the “Employee” tab. Access FMLA or Drexel’s non-FMLA medical license policy for more information.
For more information on how to care for yourself or another person with health problems, visit the CDC COVID-19 website.
If you are exposed to COVID-19 (close contact with a shown case of COVID-19, adding a roommate or family member), notify Drexel by sending an email COVIDtracing@drexel. edu (if you are a student) or covid19health@drexel . edu (if you are a Drexel employee), unless you have already been touched through Drexel’s contact tracing team. The COVID studies team will facilitate testing and assist with isolation if needed. In collaboration with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Student Health will also work with students to verify if they might have been exposed to the infection and work to confidentially identify and alert more contacts so they don’t spread the virus. Make sure you answer your phone so that contact tracers can succeed. in you.
In addition:
Our contact tracing team will help you for how long you’ll want to monitor symptoms yourself if you have ongoing exposure.
Drexel’s management program is based on lacheck clinical evidence and the most productive practices defined by fitness and industry experts. For more information on COVID verification on Drexel, see our COVID-19 Testing page. Also download Drexel Health Checker to schedule and get verification results.
If you don’t have any COVID symptoms, you don’t want to quarantine; However, you wear a well-fitting high-filtration mask with others for the next 10 days and get tested on the fifth day after exposure.
If you spread symptoms, you check and quarantine yourself (stay in your room and wear a high-filtration mask if you have to go out), regardless of vaccination status, until you get the results of your checkup. Sign up for an appointment through the Drexel Health Checker. During this time, take precautions to decrease the spread of possible infection to others; scale in the How to Shield and More segment| CDC website for more information.
If a student tests positive for COVID-19 and has a roommate/roommates, roommates will need to be notified of an exposure through our touch trackers. your close contacts as soon as possible. The following procedures can help roommates stay healthy during the isolation period:
If you are immunocompromised, contact Student Health at 215. 220. 4700 or accommodation to discuss other isolation or quarantine options.
Meals will be provided through the University during your isolation. In the event of a positive COVID-19 test, Housing and Residence Life will collect your data about your nutritional desires and get your first meal service of the day within 2 hours. You are encouraged to pick up food provided through campus restaurants at the designated location in your building within 20 minutes of notification of delivery; you deserve to wear a well-fitting high-filtration mask (KN95, KF94, or N95) to get your food back.
Students with disabilities or immunocompromises would likely touch the following Americans in connection with considerations similar to COVID-19 infection, exposure, or isolation:
If you live in a Drexel residence, fraternity house, or sorority house, you will need to self-isolate in your assigned room or decide to self-isolate in your off-campus home.
Students living off-campus will have to self-isolate on-site in their apartment or return home. We strongly encourage academics who can do so to return home off-campus via a personal car to self-isolate at home.
When isolated, you may not leave your room to eat food provided through campus restaurants at designated locations, use restrooms, or attend a pre-approved appointment at Drexel Health; on those occasions, you deserve to wear a high-filtration mask that fits you well (KN95, KF94, or N95) and maintain social distancing. Don’t travel, skip to class, paint, or participate in social activities. friends or attending meetings.
We know that isolation can be stressful and inspire students to use the virtual resources available through the Drexel Counseling Center.
Drexel University services compare ventilation, airflow and air quality in Drexel residential buildings. Air purifiers have been added in key areas, adding residence halls, for air exchange.
As in previous terms, students who wish to be isolated or quarantined do not attend in-person categories. Isolated students will need to inform their teachers and instructors of their desire for isolation/quarantine and work with them to complete their categories.
Updated on January 12, 2023
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