Care

COVID-19 symptoms vary widely. If you start to feel sick, stay home and call:

For students, contact University Health Service at 734-764-8320, or complete the online Upper Respiratory Infection and COVID-19 Assessment Tool. Telehealth options are available.

For faculty and staff, health professions students (medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy), and student employees with COVID-19 symptoms can contact the Occupational Health Services hotline by calling (734) 764-8021 to arrange testing through Michigan Medicine.

View and download the following resource:

• How to get a COVID-19 test at U-M.

• On-Campus Students: View/download the document to find out what to do if you have symptoms, test positive or have been in contact with COVID-19 and live on-campus.

• Off-Campus Students: View/download the document to find out what to do if you have symptoms, test positive or have been in contact with COVID-19 and live off-campus.

If you test positive for COVID-19 or suspect you are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, contact your health care provider and isolate for 10 days. Stay home until after:

• at least 10 days from symptom onset, or test date if asymptomatic, for employees, or 10 days from test date for symptomatic/asymptomatic students.

• at least 24 hours with no fever without fever-reducing medication and

• Symptoms have improved.

If you are determined through case investigation to have sustained close personal contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, you should:

• Quarantine for 14 days. Students who do not develop symptoms throughout their quarantine period and have a negative PCR COVID-19 test result from UHS may be eligible to reduce their quarantine to 10 days. A negative test is not required for faculty and staff to reduce their quarantine to 10 days. PAUSED - Reduction of quarantine timeline not an option currently due to presence of the B.1.1.7 variant in the community.

• Self-monitor for fever by checking temperature at least twice a day. Contact your health care provider if you develop a fever or other COVID-19 symptoms.

Students living in University Housing must relocate for the duration of their quarantine or isolate period. Options include:

• Relocate to on-campus quarantine and isolation housing — contact the Contact Tracing Corps (734) 647-0001 during operating hours or DPSS (734) 763-1131 after hours for relocation

• Relocate to another residence, such as a permanent residence

  Students living off campus may use U-M's quarantine and isolation housing if they cannot do so safely at their residence.

The Division of Student Life's Quarantine and Isolation Coordination Center supports students currently residing in quarantine and isolation housing. If a student needs to isolate/quarantine on campus, a staff member from Student Life will facilitate a student's move to on-campus quarantine or isolation housing, including providing information about items to bring with them, arranging transportation as necessary and coordinating meal/food delivery for students with a meal plan as requested through Michigan Dining.

Please note that if a student receives notification of a positive test result after 8 p.m. and is required to relocate to quarantine and isolation housing, they have the option of either contacting DPSS that evening for after-hours relocation or remaining in their current residence and relocating to isolation housing the following morning. Students will be instructed to self-isolate as much as possible prior to relocation, wear a face covering, and ensure common spaces are cleaned and disinfected after use.

While in quarantine/isolation, various individuals from the university will be in regular phone or email contact with the student to provide ongoing support for student life concerns (e.g. academic, financial, facilities and housing, mental health and well-being), clinical information and check-in and public health information as necessary. View example timelines of the quarantine communication and isolation communication outreach and support provided for students.

When you are diagnosed with COVID-19, a case investigator from Environmental Health & Safety will contact you and provide education about isolation, criteria to complete isolation and resources to successfully complete isolation. U-M case investigators will contact all U-M associated individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 either through self-report or who were tested at University Health Services or Occupational Health Services.

Recovering from COVID-19 can have persistent physical, emotional, financial and academic impacts. Please consult with UHS, CAPS, or the Dean of Students Office for support and assistance, including connections with other available resources, if you are struggling in any way due to COVID. More information can be found here. A multidisciplinary outpatient clinic for post-COVID care is currently being developed at Michigan Medicine.