Everyone on campus or coming to campus should check themselves for symptoms of COVID-19 prior to leaving their residence. People who have symptoms (even very mild symptoms) shed more virus and are likely much more contagious than asymptomatic people. Getting into the habit of checking in with yourself daily is important for your health and the health of our community! 

If you have any potential symptoms of COVID-19:

1. Stay at home. Do not go to class, work, other activities, or dine indoors. Students, stay in your room and wear a mask when you leave your personal room for any reason (including trips to the bathroom). Employees, please do not come to work.
2. COVID-19 test. Either do two rapid antigen tests spaced 24 hours apart, or get a symptomatic PCR test at Health Services (students) or a local pharmacy or healthcare provider (employees). Stay in your room until you get results back. Rapid antigen tests are availalbe for all at both Campus Safety and Wellbeing offices (library ground floor and Dakin Student Life building), the Wellness Center (Enfield by the basketball courts), and Health Services.
3. Negative results? Cool, now you can resume normal activities around campus. Please try to continue wearing a mask around if you have symptoms to minimize spreading germs to others. Or at least make sure the folks you are with are cool with potentially catching your cold/flu/RSV.
4. Positive result? Let Health Services and/or Residence Life know ASAP (they'll also be in touch with you if you tested there). Students will be moved to isolation housing (food will be delivered), or can also isolation off campus or at home. Employees, notify HR within one business day. 

The full details are available on the Current COVID FAQ. 

Wait, what are the symptoms again?

People with any of the symptoms below (even a very mild one) may have COVID-19. Remember that symptoms can appear 1-14 days after exposure to the virus. Do you have any “new” or “unexpected” symptoms from the following list:

• Do you have Fever or Chills? 
• Do you have a New Loss of Smell or Taste?
• Do you have a Cough?
• Do you have Muscle or Body Aches?
• Do you have Fatigue?
• Do you have a Sore Throat?
• Do you have Shortness of Breath or Difficulty Breathing?
• Do you have a Headache?
• Do you have Congestion or Runny Nose?
• Have you experienced any gastrointestinal symptoms such as Nausea, Vomiting or Diarrhea?
• Have you, or anyone you have been in close contact with*, been diagnosed with COVID-19, or been placed on quarantine for possible contact with COVID-19?
• Have you been asked to self-isolate or quarantine by a medical professional or a local public health official?

If you reply YES to any of the questions in the checklist, stay home, mask up around others, and get a PCR COVID test or take two rapid antigen tests spaced 24 hours apart. Students, call Health Services during business hours for guidance and symptomatic testing. Call Residence Life after hours for access to rapid home antigen testing. 

Employees, call your primary care provider for guidance. You can pick up rapid tests from Campus Safety and Wellbeing, but please only come to campus for that purpose and wear a mask at all times. Please also inform your supervisor or the dean of faculty's office. And if you do test positive for SARS-CoV-2, notify your supervisor/dean of faculty and Human Resources (email hr@hampshire.edu, or call 413-559-5411) within one business day. A list of testing site locations in Massachusetts is available here. 

Thanks for helping to keep yourself, your household, and our broader community healthy and safe!

*Please refer to Hampshire College's Current COVID FAQ section on Close Contacts.