COVID-19 INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTS
https://covid19.yale.edu/
GENERAL
- Faculty and staff must commit to following the university’s health guidelines
- Students must review, sign, and follow the Yale Community Compact which describes social distancing, viral
testing, and health and hygiene guidelines
- Masks must be worn at all times when at YSN. Exceptions include employees with private offices and while
eating in the hub and outside.
- A Daily Health Check must be completed online prior to coming to campus
- Yale ID’s must be visible at all times while on campus. Faculty, staff, and students use lanyards provided.
SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
Any faculty, staff or student who experiences COVID-related symptoms, should stay home and contact a healthcare
provider for guidance. Do not go to a health care facility before you have called your health care provider or a hospital
emergency room for instructions.
• If you are a Yale student or Yale Health member, contact Internal Medicine (203-432-0038), Student Health
(203-432-0312), or Pediatrics (203-432-0206). For nights and weekends, call Yale Health Acute Care (203-432-
0123).
• If you are an Aetna member or have other healthcare coverage, contact your clinician.
• All members of the Yale community may also contact the Campus COVID Resource Line (203-432-6604).
• If you are diagnosed with COVID-19 at any time, please call the Campus COVID Resource Line (203-432-6604), so
we can support you and assist with infection control including contact tracing.
TESTING
COVID-19 testing requirements for YSN students is based on Banner residency codes. Students with questions regarding
testing requirements and reporting should contact Director of Enrollment, Jana Buck (jana.buck@yale.edu). All faculty,
staff, and post-doctoral trainees who will be on campus for the coming academic year are offered free viral testing
through the Yale COVID-19 Screening Program.
BUILDING USE
All YSN members should review the YSN Building Use document for updated guidelines and safety measures.
TRAVEL
To do our part in limiting the spread of COVID-19, travel outside of Connecticut is discouraged
for faculty and staff for
the duration of this public health crisis. The university strongly urges graduate and professional students to limit their
travel.
The State of Connecticut requires individuals travelling to Connecticut from high incidence states to quarantine for 14
days following their arrival. Please refer to the state website for details, and check back frequently as this information
may change. Below are some of the key implications for the Yale community.
• The state exempts individuals who work in critical infrastructure, including healthcare, only if their travel is
work-related. Individuals traveling for personal reasons, regardless of profession, must quarantine for 14 days
on return or on arrival in Connecticut.
o Faculty and staff working in healthcare and students in health professional schools arriving for study
are exempt from quarantine. Yale is requiring these individuals to test on arrival in Connecticut,
quarantine until that result returns, and then test again in 1 week.
o Please NOTE that some of the clinical sites for precepting may still require quarantine.
• All arriving from the affected states are required to complete a Connecticut Travel Health Form online. Not
completing the form or not observing the quarantine restrictions may result in a $1,000 fine.
EVENTS
The following are the requirements for university-sponsored events on or off campus for fall 2020. University-sponsored
events include all gatherings that involve the use of university funds or spaces of any size other than those occurring as a
regular part of a course or class on the scheduled academic calendar. Those planning off campus events involving
students, staff, or faculty that are not university-sponsored are strongly encouraged to follow these guidelines as well.
• The event should take place virtually, unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise.
• The university will allow gatherings of ten (10) or fewer individuals without the advance approval of the relevant
Dean provided the conditions in this guidance for events requiring approval are observed.
• If event is larger than ten individuals and there is a compelling reason to hold it in person, the event sponsor
must apply to YSN’s Health and Safety Leader ([email protected]) using the application for approval
form. The Health and Safety Leader will review the application and refer it to Dean Kurth for approval in advance
of the event.
• YSN members should refrain from holding parties or gatherings of 10 or more and any gatherings of 2-4 people
should include mask wearing, social distancing, & handwashing.
VISITORS TO YSN
No visitors are allowed at YSN. Faculty, staff, and students are not permitted to bring guests (including family).
Exceptions will be made for Yale-affiliated guest lecturers with approval. Faculty seeking approval for an in-person Yale
guest lecturer should complete this form and email it to marcia.thomas@yale.edu.
RECOURSES
Health and Safety Leader: Marcia Thomas ([email protected]
)
Students:
Enrollment requirements and access: Jana Buck (jana.buck@yale.edu)
General compliance: Saveena Dhall (saveena.dhall@yale.edu)
YSN Building Use Guide: Online
Yale Resources
COVID-19 Information: https://covid19.yale.edu/
COVID-19 Resource Line: (203-432-6604) For personal health concerns and questions about Yale’s COVID-19
response and policies. Available 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. (Eastern time), 7 days a week.
Concerns: You may report a concern about compliance with COVID-19 health and safety policies or regulations
directly to your staff supervisor, your human resources representative, or a supervising faculty member. You
may also make an anonymous or identified report through Yale’s hotline at 877-360-9253, or online at
your.yale.edu/hotline. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
