COVID-19 Testing

Resident Students

Resident students must be tested prior to move-in, then on a weekly basis.

• If you don't have any COVID-19 symptoms and you haven't been exposed to a confirmed COVID-19 patient, schedule your weekly testing appointment on the CoVerified app.
• If you have symptoms or you have had close exposure to a confirmed COVID-19 patient, schedule an appointment with counseling and health services (CHS) through your health portal or by calling 978.542.6413. These tests take place in a tent outside of the Ellison Campus Center.
• If you have tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 90 days, do NOT participate in asymptomatic surveillance testing. Follow the directions provided to you by the health services contact tracers.

On-Campus Commuters

• If you don't have any symptoms or a known COVID-19 exposure, schedule a weekly test starting with the first week of classes in the CoVerified app.
• If you have symptoms or you've been exposed to a person with COVID-19, do not come to campus. Contact CHS by phone or through your health portal for a telemedicine appointment.

• If you need to come to campus, we recommend that you schedule a test in the CoVerified app. Change your status on the app from “remote” to “return to campus” on the top right corner of the home screen.
• You must complete your symptom check in CoVerified and follow all health and safety protocols while on campus.
• Students who have symptoms or have been exposed to a person with COVID-19 should not come to campus. Find off-campus testing or schedule a telehealth appointment with CHS.
  • If you receive a positive COVID test, notify health services as soon as possible, especially if they have been on campus within 5 days of symptoms or diagnosis. CHS can provide public health guidance, telehealth and we can reach out to your faculty if needed.

• Employees experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or exposed to a positively diagnosed individual should not access our asymptomatic testing at O’Keefe and are required to notify their supervisor and human resources at eholt@salemstate.edu. 
• • For more information about employee guidelines, please review the employee guide.
• Staff and faculty who have frequent close contact with students will be eligible for on-campus asymptomatic testing. Testing should be scheduled on the Coverified app. 

Asymptomatic testing takes place in the O'Keefe Complex and should be scheduled using the CoVerified app.

• Mondays from 2-4 pm
• Tuesdays from 10 am-4 pm
• Wednesdays from 10 am-4 pm
• Thursdays from 3-7 pm

Contact tracing is one of the best public health tools to battle COVID-19. We need your help to reduce transmission and spread on campus. If you’ve been notified of being exposed to someone diagnosed with COVID-19, you are considered infectious until you’ve completed your quarantine.

Be Ready to Help

• Answer any phone calls from the university, which would start with “978-542”, and respond to emails, texts or messages sent through the health services portal
• Ensure contact information is up to date in Navigator, including cell phone number
• Be mindful and either write or mentally note all close contacts and places you’ve been, so that if you become positive you are able to quickly recall who else may have been exposed

If you've been exposed to a person with COVID-19 or you test positive, you'll be asked to quarantine. Find the details on quarantine and isolation.