COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Directions

Effective January 16, 2022, Seton Hall adopts the following Isolation and Quarantine Directions for students which are in accordance with the updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Testing Positive for COVID-19

All students who test positive for COVID-19 must do the following:

  • Immediately inform Health Services (call 973-761-9175)
  • Cooperate with Contact Tracing. Contact Tracing is done by Health Services (or other trained SHU personnel) in conjunction with the local Health Department.
  • Monitor yourself for COVID-19 symptoms daily. If symptoms develop or worsen, contact your Health Care provider or Health Services.
  • Isolate for five full days. After five full days, on the sixth day, if you are symptom-free (including fever-free without the use of fever-reducing medication), you may leave isolation.
    • You must continue to wear a well-fitting mask around others for an additional five days.
    • If you continue to have symptoms after five days, follow the direction of your Health Care provider or Health Services.
  • Resident Students may choose to isolate in Neumann Hall or isolate off-campus at home.
All faculty, staff and administrators who test positive for COVID-19 must contact Human Resources.

Identified as a Close Contact and Quarantine

Seton Hall Contact Tracers and/or the Local Board of Health speak with the person diagnosed with COVID-19 to determine who is a Close Contact. If you are identified as Close Contact, the Contact Tracer will contact you with directions for next steps.

The following policies and guidelines inform their decisions.

For All Close Contacts

If you have COVID-19 symptoms, you must:

  • Test as soon as possible
  • Isolate until test results are received

If you are asymptomatic, determine which of the following categories you meet:

Is the Contact Boosted
or
Has the Contact Tested Positive for COVID-19 in the Last 90 Days?

Yes,
Contact Provides Proof

If the answer is “yes” to either question and the Contact can provide proof, then:
  • Quarantine is not required.
  • You must wear a well-fitted mask around others for ten days.
  • Practice good hygiene, frequent hand washing.
  • As long as you remain asymptomatic, test for COVID-19 5-7 days after your exposure. Test sooner if symptoms develop.

No
All Other Asymptomatic Contacts, Vaccinated and Unvaccinated

All Other Contacts (vaccinated and unvaccinated) who are Asymptomatic
  • Quarantine for five full days after exposure is required.
  • While in quarantine, you must:
    • Wear a well-fitted mask around others.
    • Practice good hygiene, frequent hand washing.
    • Test 5-7 days after your exposure. Test sooner if symptoms develop.
  • If you remain asymptomatic, you may leave quarantine on the 6th day, after five full days in quarantine. You must continue to wear a well-fitting mask around others for an additional five days.

Resident Students

  • If you live within 150 miles of campus, you must go home for quarantine.
  • If you live further than 150 miles from campus, you will quarantine in your residence hall room if you do not go home.
  • If you quarantine in your room, you must:
    • Practice good hygiene, frequent hand washing
    • Wear a well-fitted mask around others, except when sleeping or eating.
    • Remain in your room, leaving only to pick up your food order from the dining hall (Xavier Hall entrance only) or to use the bathroom.
    • Wipe down the toilet/sink area in the bathroom after using it with disinfectant wipes.
    • Test 5-7 days after your exposure. Test sooner if symptoms develop.
  • If you remain asymptomatic, you may leave quarantine on the sixth day, after five full days in quarantine. You must continue to wear a well-fitting mask around others for an additional five days.