Covid-19 Positive Infection Instructions
If you were diagnosed with Covid-19 infection, you need to isolate (if a residential student there is a designated location on campus). Current CDC and VDH guidelines are changing as new variants occur. As medical providers we strive to provide the best medical care in a university setting. CDC guidance for IHE(Institutions of Higher Education) may change as the pandemic evolves and variants change. Please see recent updated CDC and VDH Quarantine guidelines which may or may not fully apply to student health needs.
Diagnosis can be made by positive tests or by clinical symptoms along with exposure risk. This viral illness can cause fever, headache, cough and trouble breathing, chills, muscle aches, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, upset stomach or loose stool, loss of taste or smell. Vaccination and booster shots greatly reduce your risk of having Covid19 symptoms, getting severe illness/death or spreading virus.
If you test positive at the SHC Annex or from surveillance testing medical staff will send a request for medical services to Housing Cares and the Dean of Student’s offices. If you live on campus and obtain a positive test from self-testing or an off campus test- please contact 1. SHC Annex 757-278-4129. 2. Dean of Students office 757-823-2152 and 3. Housing 757-823-8407. If you live off campus, please contact Dean of Students office 757-823-2152. If you have no medical provider – call SHC Annex. Please seek medical attention right away at 911 or NSU police 757-823-9000 if you have difficulty breathing, chest pains, confusion, severe weakness or persistent high fever >101 not responding to antipyretics.