12/28/20 | 3:30 pm | Returning from Travel Updates
Returning from Travel | Faculty and Staff
If you have traveled to or returned from any international destination, you are asked to take the following precautions based on your location of travel:
- For ALL travel, self-monitor for symptoms for 14-days upon your return. If you experience symptomsat any time during this 14-day self-assessment period, you must contact your primary care physician or Employee health’s (Wellness 360) Dr. Cindy Sickora at 210-567-5889 or Sickora@uthscsa.edu to determine whether medical evaluation is needed. As a helpful tool, you can use this 14-Day Symptom Monitoring Log.
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- If you have traveled to or returned from any area considered a “higher risk area” defined as any geographic area or location that has had either a concentrated outbreak or high risk of transmission or a Level 2 Travel Health Notice determined by the CDC, all non-healthcare providers may not immediately return to work even if you are asymptomatic. You must first:
- Self-monitor using the self-assessment 14-Day Symptom Monitoring Log
- Alert your supervisor of the area to where you traveled
- Alert Environmental Health & Safety of the area to where you traveled at 210-567-2955 or COVID-19@uthscsa.edu
- Contact Employee Health services [Sickora@uthscsa.edu or 210-567-5889] for a medical assessment
- Staff will work with their supervisors and Human Resources to determine a work-from-home plan for 7 or 10 calendar days
- If tested at 3-5 days post-travel and negative, you must stay home for 7 days after travel
- If not tested, you must stay home for 10 days after travel.
- If you test positive, you must follow the standard quarantine protocol for positive test results.
Change advisory: Please be advised that this situation is evolving rapidly and we are updating policies and procedures regularly to maintain the safety of our community. To that end, the above-referenced restrictions may be extended as appropriate.
Returning from Travel | Students
If you have traveled to or returned from any international destination, you are asked to take the following precautions based on your location of travel:
- If you have traveled to or returned from any international destination, you are asked to self-monitor using this assessment (link to assessment) for 14-days upon your return. If you experience symptoms at any time during this 14-day self-assessment period, you must contact your primary care physician or Student Health Center’s Dr. Cindy Sickora at 210-567-5889 or Sickora@uthscsa.edu to determine whether medical evaluation is needed.
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- If you have traveled to or returned from any area considered a Level 2 Travel Health Notice determined by the CDC or a “hot spot” defined as any geographic area or location that has had either a concentrated outbreak or high risk of transmission, you may not immediately return to campus. You must first:
- Self-monitor using the 14-Day Symptom Monitoring Log
- Alert Academic, Faculty & Student Affairs of the area to where you traveled at 210-567-2004 or to Jacqueline Mok at Mok@uthscsa.edu
- Contact Student Health Services [Sickora@uthscsa.edu or 210-567-5889] for a medical assessment
- Work with Academic, Faculty & Student Affairs on a remote learning plan for 7-10 calendar days
- If tested at 3-5 days post-travel and negative, you must stay home for 7 days after travel
- If not tested, you must stay home for 10 days after travel.
- If you test positive, you must follow the standard quarantine protocol for positive test results.
Change advisory: Please be advised that this situation is evolving rapidly and we are updating policies and procedures regularly to maintain the safety of our community. To that end, the above-referenced restrictions may be extended as appropriate.
Returning from Travel | Residents and Fellows
If you have traveled to or returned from any international destination, upon your return you are asked to:
- Self-monitor using this 14-Day Symptom Monitoring Log
- Contact the GME office immediately if you experience symptoms at any time during this 14-day self-assessment period
- If you experience symptoms at any time during this 14-day self-assessment period, you must contact the GME office immediately