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Guidance About Exposure & Quarantine

If you contract COVID-19 or have been exposed to COVID-19:

Any student or employee who learns they have been exposed to COVID-19 and/or tests positive for COVID-19 should follow the guidance found at the CDC website for the most accurate, up-to-date information pertaining to the COVID-19 virus and how to protect one's self and others, and observe the appropriate guidance for isolation and returning to in-person activity, including practicing good personal hygiene as a way of staying healthy.

Students should follow policy and procedures as outlined in Holyoke Community College and HCC program student handbooks or course syllabi to notify their professor or instructor of any necessary absence due to illness. Employees should follow College procedures to notify their supervisor of any expected absence from work due to illness.

Students and employees are strongly encouraged to visit the CDC website for the most accurate, up-to-date information pertaining to COVID-19 and how to protect one's self and others, as well as the Massachusetts COVID-19 update.