Exposure & Positive Tests
POSITIVE TESTS
ANY STUDENT in an on-campus class who tests positive for COVID-19 must immediately inform HCC at covid19report@hcc.edu, and quarantine at home for at least five days. After five days have passed, if they are asymptomatic or their symptoms are resolving (without fever for 24 hours), they may end their quarantine, but for the next five days they must wear a mask when around others to minimize the risk of infecting people they encounter. It is recommended that students contact their primary care provider with COVID questions or concerns. Students are required to submit their test results to confirm the test date. Please refer to this guidance from the CDC for more detailed information.
FACULTY/STAFF who test positive for COVID-19 must immediately inform HCC at covid19report@hcc.edu, and quarantine at home for at least five days. After five days have passed, if they are asymptomatic or their symptoms are resolving (without fever for 24 hours), they may end their quarantine, but for the next five days they must wear a mask when around others to minimize the risk of infecting people they encounter. It is recommended that staff contact their primary care provider with COVID questions or concerns. Please refer to this guidance from the CDC for more detailed information.
Does the individual have to take a test to show they are negative before returning?
No negative test is required.
guidance about EXPOSURE & quarantine
For up-to-date guidance about exposure and quarantine, please visit the CDC website.
If you are a student in the CHE building: Students in close proximity (less than 3') will be notified to follow the exposure directions.
Enable MassNotify on your smartphone. MassNotify is a tool that works through smartphones, with a focus on privacy, to alert users who may have been exposed to COVID-19. You can enable MassNotify on your iPhone or Android phone to add another tool to our fight against the spread of COVID-19. Learn more about MassNotify and download the app here.
