To protect the safety of the campus community, individuals should stay home and not report to campus when they are sick.

Individuals must stay home and not report to campus when they:

1. are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 (see Daily COVID-19 Screening Checklist),
2. test positive for COVID-19,
3. have been directed by a healthcare provider or health department to quarantine, or
4. have had “close contact” (defined as within 6 feet for at least 15 minutes) with someone that has a suspected or lab confirmed case of COVID-19.

Campus members who experience any of the conditions identified in 1 or 2 should promptly self-isolate at home, report the situation to Salem, and seek medical support from their primary healthcare provider.

Campus members who experience any of the conditions identified in 3 or 4 should promptly self-quarantine at home, report the situation to Salem, and seek medical support from their primary healthcare provider.

*For students, reporting your responses to the Daily COVID-19 Screening Checklist to Salem is not required during the virtual learning period when students are not entering campus; however, students should notify the COVID-19 Response Team (covid19@salem.edu), the Director of Academic Support and Student Disability Services (ida.davis@salem.edu), or the Dean of Undergraduate Studies (richard.vinson@salem.edu) for assistance if quarantine or isolation requirements or the COVID-19 illness impact their participation in virtual classes.