COVID-19 Reporting

Yes. COVID-19 test results are medical records, so your identity cannot be disclosed without your permission.

The COVID-19 reporting hotline will be answered by a representative from Human Resources (HR) to collect the appropriate information from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Calls received after hours will be returned the following business day. All information will be kept confidential.

When you call, please provide your name, contact information, and the reason you are calling. With the information, a member of our COVID-19 response team will be in touch to conduct an investigation.

Please be ready to provide your:

• Role on campus
• Date of your COVID-19 positive test result ,or dates symptoms started, or date of exposure to a COVID-19 positive person
• Last date you were on campus and where
• Where you think you contacted the virus
• Any individuals you may have had close contact with on campus

'Close contact' is defined as being within 6 feet of an individual for more than 15 minutes without wearing face covering.

COVID-19 symptoms include: cough, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain/body ache, sore throat and loss of taste or smell. The full list of symptoms is on the CDC website. If you experience one or more of these, contact your medical provider right away.

You may contact the department of Environmental Health & Safety at (310) 701-5796 or ehs@csudh.edu; or the Student Health Center at (310) 243-3629 (answered during regular office hours only) or healthcenter@csudh.edu.

No, anyone with symptoms or testing positive for COVID-19 must remain off campus until they are compliant with CDC guidelines for ending isolation.

Yes, CSUDH has an obligation to provide a safe working environment for its students, faculty and staff, which includes requiring those affected to not come onto campus.

If an employee refuses sick leave, the manager/supervisor should contact Human Resources as soon as possible.

An investigation will be conducted each time the campus is notified of a COVID positive employee or student. According to the CDC, a positive case's infectious period begins at symptom onset and continues for 10 days thereafter.

If a positive case has been on campus during their infectious period, a timely notice will be sent to the campus if investigation of the situation reveals that there was risk of exposure to others. Close contacts will be contacted individually to determine if self-monitoring or quarantine is needed. If the investigation reveals there was no risk of exposure, a notice will not be sent.

Per the CDC, isolation separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick. Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who were or may have been exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick.

Isolation should last 10 days after symptom onset and at least 24 hours with no fever without fever-reducing medication. Quarantine should last 14 days from the last contact with a positive case with the individual watching for symptoms of COVID-19.