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1. No need to quarantine. Wear a well-fitted covering around others, including at home. The date of your close contact is day zero. The following day is day 1. Watch for symptoms for 10 days. Test after 5 days if feasible.** If you develop symptoms or test positive, isolate immediately and follow the guidance for isolating. Take precautions for 10 days: stay away from high-risk persons; wear a well-fitting face covering around others in public and at home; do not go places where you cannot wear a face covering; avoid travel.Are you up to date with your COVID-19 shots? (received all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s) when eligible.)Had you previously tested positive on a prior occasion within the past 90 days?Have you been exposed to a person with a confirmed infection of COVID-19, i.e. are you a close contact?Have you now tested positive for COVID-19 or do you have symptoms?Stay home(isolate). Wear a well-fitted face covering if you must be around others where you are isolating including in your own residence. The date of taking your test is day zero. The following day is day 1. If you were severely ill, you may end isolation after 10 days if at that time you have been fever free for 24 hours without medication and your symptoms are improving. Otherwise, you may leave isolation after completing day 5 if at that time you have been fever free for 24 hours without medication and your symptoms are improving. Test after day 5 if feasible.** If you leave isolation prior to 10 days, take precautions for the full 10 days: stay away from high-risk persons; wear a well-fitting face covering around others in public and at home; do not go places where you cannot wear a face covering; avoid travel.YesNo need to quarantine. Wear a well-fitted covering around others, including at home. The date of your close contact is day zero. The following day is day 1. Watch for symptoms for 10 days. Test after 5 days if feasible.** If you develop symptoms or test positive, isolate immediately and follow the guidance for isolating. Take precautions for 10 days: stay away from high-risk persons; wear a well-fitting face covering around others in public and at home; do not go places where you cannot wear a face covering; avoid travel.NoQuarantine for 5 days. Wear a well-fitted covering around others, including at home. The date of your close contact is day zero. The following day is day 1. Watch for symptoms for 10 days. Get tested after 5 days*. If you develop symptoms or test positive, isolate immediately and follow the guidance for isolating. If you do not develop symptoms or test positive and leave quarantine after 5 days, take precautions for another 5 days: stay away from high-risk persons; wear a well-fitting face covering around others in public and at home; do not go places where you cannot wear a face covering; avoid travel.YesYesYesPractice the general public health and University pandemic precautions currently in place.Stay home(isolate). Wear a well-fitted face covering if you must be around others where you are isolating including in your own residence. The date of taking your test is day zero. The following day is day 1. If you were severely ill, you may end isolation after 10 days if at that time you have been fever free for 24 hours without medication and your symptoms are improving. Otherwise, you may leave isolation after completing day 5 if at that time you have been fever free for 24 hours without medication and your symptoms are improving. Test after day 5 if feasible.** If you leave isolation prior to 10 days, take precautions for the full 10 days: stay away from high-risk persons; wear a well-fitting face covering around others in public and at home; do not go places where you cannot wear a face covering; avoid travel.YesYesHad you previously tested positive on a prior occasion within the past 90 days?NoYesNoNoNote: This -----information is intended only to be a summary primarily of US CDC -guidance as found at <COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation I CDC> in keeping also with The CCC and ACHA guidance and as applicable in the University of Maine System setting. In the event of a discrepancy, the US CDC guidance may be followed. *The University’s practice in this instance is to use a rapid antigen (if symptoms present) or, a PCR test (when asymptomatic) when available and in keeping with both US CDC general guidance and more specific guidance from the American College Health Association. **The University's practice in this instance is to use rapid antigen testing when available in keeping with both US CDC general guidance and more specific guidance from the American College Health Association available by clicking this box. No need to quarantine. Wear a well-fitted covering around others, including at home. The date of your close contact is day zero. The following day is day 1. Watch for symptoms for 10 days. Test after 5 days if feasible.* If you develop symptoms or test positive, isolate immediately and follow the guidance for isolating. Take precautions for 10 days: stay away from high-risk persons; wear a well-fitting face covering around others in public and at home; do not go places where you cannot wear a face covering; avoid travel.Do I need to quarantine or isolate?Have you now tested positive for COVID-19 or do you have symptoms?Have you been exposed to a person with a confirmed infection of COVID-19, i.e. are you a close contact?NoPractice the general public health and University pandemic precautions currently in place.NoNo