HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR EVERYONE In making plans for a safe and healthy campus this fall, we have looked to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Minnesota Department of Health, and local health experts, including Hennepin Healthcare and the Mayo Clinic for guidance. Here are basic health guidelines to follow to help our campus community stay healthy.
Know COVID-19 symptoms and signs It is essential that you do not arrive on campus if you have one or more COVID-19 symptoms. If you are not feeling completely healthy, please stay home until you are well. To prepare for your return to campus, we encourage you to minimize interactions with people as much as possible for the two weeks prior to your scheduled return date. If you have come into contact with someone who has a confirmed case of COVID-19, please delay your arrival for 10 days. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, or have tested positive for it within 14 days of your scheduled campus arrival date, please stay home until 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared, and at least 24 hours with no fever without fever-reducing medication and symptoms have improved. If you must delay your scheduled arrival on campus due to testing positive, exhibiting symptoms, or suspected exposure, please email covid19@northcentral.edu prior to coming to campus and we will work with you on a plan to come to campus when you are symptom-free.
Self-Screening Once you are on campus, all community members are expected to self-monitor their health on an ongoing basis and remain at home if you are a commuter or faculty/staff member, or in your campus residence in you are a resident student, anytime you do not feel well and/or have one or more COVID-19 symptoms. Daily self-screening for symptoms of COVID-19, which includes temperature checks, prior to engaging with others at NCU, is required. According to the CDC, the symptoms of COVID-19 that you should self-screen/monitor for are: » Fever or chills
» Headache
» Cough
» New loss of taste or smell
» Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
» Sore throat
» Fatigue » Muscle or body aches
» Congestion or runny nose » Nausea or vomiting » Diarrhea
If you exhibit these symptoms you are encouraged to get tested for COVID-19. On-campus NCU Return to Campus | Page 8
