Safety protocols
Steps for limiting the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory infectious diseases
Limiting the spread of respiratory infectious diseases
Monitor your health and the onset of symptoms such as fever, cough, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, nasal discharge and nasal congestion. If you have any of these symptoms, take steps to reduce the risk of infecting other people.
- If you have a fever, stay at home.
- If you have a cough, sore throat or nasal congestion, wear a mask.
For 10 days after the onset of symptoms:
- Keep your distance from others as much as possible.
- Avoid contact with vulnerable people, such as the elderly, the immunocompromised and people with health problems.
- Choose remote activities when possible.
- Wear a procedure mask on campus if you cannot stay home
- Avoid non-essential social events.
- Tell the people you are in contact with that you might be contagious.
COVID-19 is a respiratory infectious disease. Take the same steps listed above to limit the transmission of viruses (ex: seasonal flu) and respiratory infectious diseases.
Steps for limiting the spread of respiratory infectious diseases | Gouvernement du Québec (quebec.ca)
Masks
Wearing a mask is no longer mandatory in most university settings. However, masks remain an effective tool in reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Consult public health guidelines on masks.
For masks procurement, please contact Facilities Management (x2400).
Suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases
- Staff and Faculty members who cannot report for work due to illness – be it COVID-19-related or other – should follow the regular sick-day process of communicating with their supervisor. Staff with questions regarding sick days, medical leave, or accommodation requests can contact the HR medical absences team.
- Students who need to communicate an absence should contact their professor, research lead or department administrator. They may also wish to consult information on academic accommodations, including reporting short-term absences.
Those who need non-urgent medical attention can contact Health Services.
Consult Quebec’s COVID-19 resources for additional information.
Frequently asked questions
For the most up-to-date information on symptoms, please visit the Government of Quebec web pages related to COVID-19.
Yes. However, for 10 days, you must:
- Avoid contact with vulnerable people,
- Wear a mask during any social interaction,
- Keep a distance of 2 metres from others, and
- Watch for symptoms. If any appear, test and follow government protocols.
If you have a fever:
- Avoid coming to campus until you are fever free for at least 24 hours without medications.
- Inform your supervisor/professor that you are self-isolating.
- Get tested for COVID-19 following the Using Rapid testing | Gouvernement du Québec (quebec.ca) guideline. If you tested positive, refer to the “I tested positive for COVID-19. What should I do?” question below.
If you don’t have a fever:
You can come to campus, but for 10 days following the appearance of these symptoms you should:
- Wear a procedure mask on campus if you cannot stay home,
- Avoid contact with members of the vulnerable population.
- Avoid attending social events.
If you have a fever:
o Avoid coming to campus until you are fever free for at least 24 hours without medications.
o Inform your supervisor/professor that you are self-isolating.
o Once back on campus, for 10 days following the appearance of your symptoms you should:
- Wear a procedure mask on campus if you cannot stay home.
- Avoid contact with members of the vulnerable population.
- Avoid attending social events.
If you don’t have a fever:
You can come to campus, but for 10 days following the appearance of these symptoms you should:
- Wear a procedure mask on campus if you cannot stay home.
- Avoid contact with members of the vulnerable population.
- Avoid attending social events.
If you are having fever in the last 24 hours, you shouldn’t attend the exam. You would need to communicate your absence with your professor, research lead, or department administrator. you may also wish to consult information on academic accommodations, including reporting short-term absences.
If you don’t have a fever in the last 24 hours without medication and your health situation allows, you can attend the exam provided that for 10 days following the appearance of your symptoms you:
- Wear a procedure mask on campus if you cannot stay home,
- Avoid contact with members of the vulnerable population,
- Avoid attending social events.
- Inform them that if they are sick and/or need to isolate:
- Students need to communicate their absences with all their professors, research lead, or department administrator. They may also wish to consult information on academic accommodations, including reporting short-term absences.
- Staff and Faculty members should follow the regular sick-day process of communicating with their supervisor. Staff with questions regarding sick days, medical leave, or accommodation requests can contact the HR medical absences team.
Professors and department members are not expected to notify those who may have been in contact with a symptomatic or positive case.
- Windows should be opened for at least 30 minutes before and after room occupancy,
- Doors should be left open as much as possible, and
- If a room is not mechanically ventilated and doesn't have windows that can be opened, its capacity is limited to one person.
- To report ventilation issues, call Facilities Management at 514-848-2424, ext. 2400, or email at facilities@concordia.ca.
- To report indoor air quality concerns, contact EHS at 514-848-2424, ext. 4877, or ehs@concordia.ca.