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COVID – What To Do

Updated May 12, 2023

This page contains current guidance for our campus community. If you have questions, please contact Health Services at health@ualr.edu or 501-916-3188.

What to do if you test positive for COVID-19

Close Contact:
Being within 6 feet for more than 15 minutes (within a 24 hour period) with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
Monoclonal antibody therapy:
Ask your doctor if monoclonal antibody therapy is right for you (scroll down on that page).
If You Are A… Follow These Steps:
Student Living in Campus Housing
  1. Call Campus Living at 501-916-3743 for instructions on isolating. Do not go in person.
  2. Notify your instructors that you are in isolation if you have face-to-face classes.
  3. Remain isolated until indicated on the CDC site.
Student Living Off Campus
  1. Go home and isolate immediately.
  2. Notify your instructors that you are in isolation if you have face-to-face classes.
  3. Remain isolated until indicated on the CDC site.
Faculty or Staff Member
  1. Go home and isolate immediately.
  2. Notify your supervisor that you are in isolation.
  3. Remain isolated until indicated on the CDC site.

What to do if you’re identified as a close contact (regardless of vaccination status or if you have had a previous COVID infection)

Close Contact:
Being within 6 feet for more than 15 minutes (within a 24-hour period) with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.

You are automatically considered a close contact if someone in your dorm or household tests positive.

If You Are A… Follow These Steps:
Student, Faculty Member, or Staff
  1. Get tested 5 days after the last date of exposure even if you don’t develop symptoms.
  2. Wear a mask indoors in public for 10 days following exposure.
  3. Quarantine is no longer required for close contacts.
  4. See the next section if you develop symptoms of COVID-19.

What To Do If You Have Symptoms of COVID-19

Symptoms of COVID-19: Onset of fever 100.4° F or higher, cough, shortness of breath, chills, shakes with chills, loss of smell or taste, or other symptoms identified by the CDC.

The final COVID-19 numbers for UA Little Rock are posted here for historical reference.

If You Are A… Follow These Steps:
Student Living in Campus Housing
  1. Stay in your room in Campus Living while you’re symptomatic.
  2. Notify your instructors that you’ll miss class.
  3. Speak with Health Services or your medical provider about getting tested.
    If you choose not to be tested, you may return to campus when your symptoms are gone.
    If you choose to be tested, notify Campus Living and stay home until you get test results.
Student Living Off Campus
  1. Stay home while you’re symptomatic.
  2. Notify your instructors that you’ll miss class.
  3. Speak with Health Services or your medical provider about getting tested.
    If you choose not to be tested, you may return to campus when your symptoms are gone.
    If you choose to be tested, stay home until you get test results.
Faculty or Staff Member
  1. Stay home while you’re symptomatic.
  2. Notify your supervisor that you’re ill and are staying home.
  3. Speak with Health Services or your medical provider about getting tested.
    If you choose not to be tested, you may return to campus when your symptoms are gone.
    If you choose to be tested, stay home until you get test results.

The final COVID-19 numbers for UA Little Rock are posted here for historical reference.