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Quarantine and Isoloation Protocols

Definitions:

  • Isolation: is used to separate people infected with the virus (those who are sick with COVID-19 and those without symptoms (asymptomatic) but who have tested positive) from people who are not infected.
  • Quarantine: is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 away from others. Quarantine helps prevent spread of disease that can occur before a person knows they are sick or if they are infected with the virus but are not experiencing symptoms.

The following procedures are required when a health care professional believes it necessary for a student to be quarantined or isolated, from the general population, in an effort to reduce the spread of a contagious illness.

Quarantine/Isolation Protocol for students, as per the CDC:

Updated 1/21/2022

In light of theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention’s new isolation and quarantine guidelines, Manhattanville College Student Health and Counseling has revised its COVID-19 isolation protocol.

Effective immediately, students who test positive for COVID-19 will be required to isolate for a minimum of five full days or, complete a full 10-day isolation. The duration of isolation is at least 5 days from when symptoms first appeared or date of positive test if asymptomatic and depends upon an individual’s symptom presentation. 

Date of Positive Test (if asymptomatic) OR Date of Symptom Onset = Day 0

To end isolation after day 5

To end isolation after day 10

To return to the residence halls
  • The student must be asymptomatic or symptoms must be mostly resolved
    • AND
  • The student must be fever-free for 24 hours+ without aid of fever-reducing medication
  • The student’s symptoms have not resolved or improved by day 5
  • The student tests positive via rapid antigen test on day 5
  • The student continues to experience fever on day 5

    AND

  • On day 10, the student is asmptomatic or symptoms have mostly resolved
  • Student is fever free for 24 hours+ without aid of fever-reducing medication
  • If student does not meet criteria for release after day 10, a day-to-day symptom monitoring approach will be taken
  • The student must submit a negative antigen test result after at least full 5 days of isolation
  • The student be asymptomatic or symptoms must have mostly resolved

    AND

  • The student must be fever free for 24 hours+ without aid of fever-reducing medication

 

 

Residential students isolating on campus:

Residential students isolating off-campus:
  • The student will be tested by our health services staff on day 6 (if days 5 and 6 land on a weekend, the student will be tested the next business day and must remain in isolation until they meet criteria for release)
  • In the event the result is still positive, individuals must complete the full 10-day isolation period.
  • Residential students isolating off-campus will have to meet criteria for release as detailed above.
  • Residential students isolating off-campus must submit a negative rapid antigen test via the mville.studenthealthportal.com in order to be cleared to return
  • Residential students isolating off campus will NOT be permitted to return to campus to test in SHAC.
  • At-home tests are acceptable for the release from isolation requirement (see At-Home Test Requirements below)

At-Home Test Requirements:

  • At-home test brands accepted for re-entry testing are BinaxNow, FlowFlex, and QuickVue.
  • Students taking an at-home test must take a photo with all of the following information in the same frame:
    • the test kit showing the result
    • a government-issued photo ID or Manhattanville ID
    • an indicator of the date test was administered.
  • The date the test was administered can be indicated by using a digital timestamp on the photo and by writing your name and the date and time the test was administered on the test kit or a piece of paper and including it in the photo.
  • If an at-home test is used, the student certifies that the test is genuine and valid, and that the result was obtained on day 6 or after
  • The student may return from off-campus isolation on day 6 or after with a negative test

End of Isolation Clearance:

  • A student may not return to class or any activities, for any reason, until cleared to end isolation by SHAC Health Services.
  • SHAC Health Services staff will check students in isolation regularly.
  • Once cleared, the student will receive an email from SHAC Health Services indicating that they may return to campus, classes, and activities.

Meal Delivery Service for Student in Isolation Rooms

Dining Services will provide three meals, water, and snacks/dessert for students placed in on-campus quarantine/isolation housing. Food will be served in disposable containers with prepackaged disposable cutlery kits with appropriate condiments. Meals will be delivered to the Residence Life Office in Founder’s Hall twice a day, seven days a week, at the following times:

  • Breakfast 8:30am
  • Lunch/Dinner 11:00am

Meal Delivery Service Process:

  1. Dining Services provides a menu that outlines available options for the student.Breakfast will be determined by Dining Services. There will be two options for lunch and dinner each day.
  2. The student will indicate meal choices, as well as any allergy/dietary restrictions on the form.
  3. Residence Life will return the form to Dining Services as quickly as possible.
  4. Meals will automatically be delivered to quarantine/isolation rooms and Dining Services will deduct the meals from the student’s meal plan. Students should notify Residence Life if they wish to cancel meal delivery service.

Students may contact Chartwell’s staff at Chartwells.foodservice@mville.edu or at 914-323-5397 for questions or additional information. They should leave a detailed message with their name and contact information in case Dining Services needs to return contact the student.

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