Coronavirus Update
The University’s emergency response team continues to evaluate risk and develop contingency plans, working directly with the Seneca County Public Health Department and following the guidelines of the CDC and local, state and federal authorities.
We have established this web page to provide up-to-date information and may change. Please check this page often for updates.
CDC recommends that all individuals use core prevention strategies to protect themselves and others from COVID-19:
- Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines. Although vaccinated people sometimes get infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, staying up to date on COVID-19 vaccines significantly lowers the risk of getting very sick, being hospitalized, or dying from COVID-19.
- Practice good hygiene (practices that improve cleanliness)
- Take steps for cleaner air
Those with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms.
Possible symptoms include:
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
*This list does not include all possible symptoms. Symptoms may change with new COVID-19 variants and can vary depending on vaccination status. This means that individuals may have very mild “cold” or “allergy” symptoms that could be COVID-19.
If you have NOT been exposed to COVID-19, and are having ANY symptoms, you should wear a mask and test immediately. You can go to Tiffin University’s Health Center to be tested, or tests are available at local pharmacies and at the urgent care center.
When you are sick and test positive:
- Please take a screenshot of your positive COVID test, and send it to Robin Stump, our nurse practitioner at stumpr@sxwx168.net. Robin will then send you the form to have meals delivered to your door and share other information with you.
- Stay home when you are sick until your fever resolves for 24 hours and your symptoms improve. Not all infections result in a fever, so paying attention to other symptoms (i.e. cough, muscle aches, etc.) is important.
- Use caution to prevent spread such as wearing a mask, social distance yourself and wash your hand frequently, including staying home and away from others if you have respiratory symptoms.
- You can go back to normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both are true:
- Your symptoms are getting better overall, and
- You have not had a fever and are not using fever-reducing medication.
- When you go back to normal activities you need to wear a mask for the next five days, practice social distancing and wash your hands frequently.
- You can go back to normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, both are true:
Seek health care promptly for testing and/or treatment if you have risk factors for severe illness. Treatment may help lower your risk of severe illness, but it needs to be started within a few days of when your symptoms begin.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, please email stumpr@sxwx168.net or by phone at 419.448.3429.
Stay healthy and strong, Dragons!