WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE EXPOSED

TO A CONFIRMED OR SUSPECTED COVID-19 PATIENT

• What is close contact?
  • You were within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes.
  • You provided care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19.
  • You had direct physical contact with the person (touched, hugged, or kissed them).
  • You shared eating or drinking utensils.
  • They sneezed, coughed, or somehow got respiratory droplets on you.
  • You have had contact with anyone returning from travel to a state, territory, or country with widespread, ongoing transmission, or traveled on a cruise ship or river boat in the last 14 days.

☐ Fever or chills

☐ Cough

☐ Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

☐ Fatigue

☐ Muscle or body aches

☐ Headache

☐ New loss of taste or smell

☐ Sore throat

☐ Congestion or runny nose

☐ Nausea or vomiting

☐ Diarrhea

*This list does not contain all possible symptoms.  

• Monitor your symptoms. If you have an emergency warning sign (including trouble breathing), seek emergency medical care immediately.

☐  Isolate yourself if you think you might be sick.

• Isolation is used to separate people infected with the virus (those who are sick with COVID-19 and those with no symptoms) from people who are not infected.

☐  Stay home and self-quarantine if you have been in close contact with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patient. Do not leave your home, except to get medical care. Do not visit public areas.

• Quarantine keeps someone who might have been exposed to the virus away from others.

☐  Contact your healthcare provider right away.

☐  Call the UCR Employee COVID-19 Hotline | 1.844.827.6827 to file a report. Employees should call within 2 hours of experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, receiving test results, and/or learning of exposure to someone known to have COVID-19.

☐  Employee will need to complete the COVID-19 Case Form (sent via e-mail after notification).

☐  Notify your supervisor.

☐  HR will notify supervisors of next steps, initiate the case investigation, and send potential exposure notifications.