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IhaveCovid-19 Keepingeachothersafe Testandtrace,reportingandself-isolation Teaching Support Healthandwellbeing Transport Facilities Accommodation Sports FrequentlyAskedQuestions Testandtrace,reportingandself-isolation ThispageprovidesinformationforstudentsaboutCovid-19testing,reportingandself-isolationarrangementsatOxfordBrookes.  Coronavirusreportingform Wheretocollectrapid(lateralflow)Covidtests IfyoudevelopCovid-19symptoms Self-isolate,gettestedandreportitSelf-isolateIfyoudevelopCovid-19symptoms,pleaseself-isolateimmediatelyandbookaPCRtest.Donotcometocampusifyouhavesymptoms.GettestedYoucanbookaPCRtestonline orbyphoningNHS119.Pleaseuseyouruniversityaddresswhenbooking.ReportitPleaseusetheBrookesCovid-19ReportingformifyouhavereceivedapositivePCRtestforCovid-19,orifyouhaveCovid-19symptomsbutawaitingatest,orifyouareself-isolating(i.e.duetobeingaclosecontactofsomeonewhoisaconfirmedCovid-19case).Pleasehelpprotecteachother.LetthepeopleyoulivewithknowifyouhaveCovid-19symptoms,andifyoureceiveapositivetest,becausetheywillneedtoself-isolateaswell.  Self-isolation Self-isolation-ifyoutestpositiveIfyoutestpositiveforcoronavirus,youmustself-isolatefor10days. Youmaybeabletoleaveself-isolationearlyifyoureturnnegativelateralflowteststakenontwoconsecutivedaystakenfromday6onwards(seebelow).Self-isolation meansstayingatyouruniversityaccommodationandavoidingcontactwithotherpeopleasmuchaspossible,includingthoseyoulivewith.Youshouldnotleaveyourplaceofresidenceforanyreason(otherthantoseekmedicalhelp,orinanotheremergencysuchasafirealarm).Ifyoushareastudenthousethenyourhousematesshouldself-isolatefor10daysstartingfromthedayyoufirstdisplayedCovidsymptomsiftheyarenotexempt(seeWhenyoudonotneedtoself-isolate).AllhousematesshouldgoforaPCRtestassoonaspossible(unlesstheyhavetestedCovidpositivethemselvesinthelast90days).IfanyoneinyourhouseholddisplaysCovidsymptomsduringthe10-dayperiod (whethertheyhavebeenrequiredtoself-isolateornot)theyshouldgettestedforCovid-19.Iftheirtestispositivethey’llneedtoself-isolatefor10daysfromwhentheirsymptomsstartedbutiftheirtestresultisnegativetheyshouldcontinuetoself-isolatefortheoriginal10-dayperiod(unlesstheyareexemptfromself-isolation). The10daysdoesnotrestartifadifferentpersonyoulivewithgetssymptomswhileyou'reself-isolating.Youcanstopself-isolatingafter10daysifyoudonotgetanysymptoms.Ifyoudonothavesymptomsyou canbookatestonlineif:you’vebeenincontactwithsomeonewho’stestedpositiveyou’vebeenaskedtogetatestbyalocalcouncilorsomeonefromNHSTestandTraceaGPorotherhealthprofessionalhasaskedyoutogetatestyou’retakingpartinagovernmentpilotprojectyou’vebeenaskedtogetatesttoconfirmapositiveresultyou’vereceivedanunclearresultandweretoldtogetasecondtestyouneedtogetatestforsomeoneyoulivewithwhohassymptomsyou’reintheNationalTacticalResponseGroup. Whenyoucanfinishself-isolationearlyafterapositiveCovidtest From22December,youcanleaveyour10-dayself-isolationperiodduetoapositiveCovidtestearlyifyouhavetwonegativelateralflowtestsonconsecutivedaystakenfromday6ofisolation.Thismeansthatifyouhaveanegativelateralflowtestondays6and7,or7and8etc,ofyourself-isolationperiodandyoudonothaveahightemperatureyoucanleaveself-isolation.Youshouldexercisecautionaroundvulnerableorelderlypeople,poorlyventilatedorcrowdedplacesandworkfromhome.PleasenotethatifyoudonotreceivetwonegativelateralflowCovid-19testsonconsecutivedaysafterday7ofyourperiodofself-isolation,thenyoucannotleaveself-isolationandyoumuststillisolatefortherequiredtimeperiod.FulldetailsareontheGovernmentwebpage.Afailuretoself-isolatewhererequiredwillbeconsideredasignificantbreachofthe‘Keepingeachothersafeprinciples’andthereforeabreachofthestudentconductregulations.Youarerequiredtoself-isolatebylawifyoutestpositiveorarecontactedbyatestandtraceservice.Ifyouhavetoldusthatyouareself-isolatingafterapositiveCovidtestsomeonewillgetintouchwithyoutocheckifyouneedanysupport.Ifyouareself-isolatingandwaitingforatestresult,youwillreceiveinformationonsupportarrangementsbyreturnemailafteryouhavecompletedtheUniversityCoronavirusReportingForm.Pleaseseetheself-isolationFAQsbelowformoreinformation.Self-isolation-ifyouarenotvaccinatedordonotqualifyasfullyvaccinatedUnvaccinatedadultsmustcontinuetoself-isolatefor10daysiftheyareacontactofsomeonewithCovid-19Ifyoudonotqualifyasfullyvaccinatedyouwillalsoneedtoisolatefor10daysifyouareaclosecontactofapositiveCovid-19case. Whenyoudonotneedtoself-isolateThegovernmentguidelinesinEnglandstate,thatifsomeoneyoulivewithhassymptomsofCovid-19,orhastestedpositiveforCovid-19,youwillnotneedtoself-isolateifanyofthefollowingapply:you'refullyvaccinated–thismeans14dayshavepassedsinceyourfinaldoseofaCovid-19vaccineyou'reunder18years,6monthsoldyou'retakingpartorhavetakenpartinaCovid-19vaccinetrialyou'renotabletogetvaccinatedformedicalreasons.FromTuesday14December,peoplewhoarefullyvaccinatedandidentifiedasacontactofsomeonewithCovid-19–whetherOmicronornot–shouldtakeanNHSrapidlateralflowtesteverydayfor7daystohelpslowthespreadofCovid-19.Fullyvaccinatedpeoplewillnotneedtoself-isolateunlesstheyhaveapositivelateralflowtestandsubsequentpositivePCRtest.Inadditionyoushould:getaPCRtestfollowhygienemeasuressuchasfacecoveringsandhandwashinglimitclosecontactwiththosewhoareathigherriskfromCovid-19.Youmuststillself-isolateifyouhavesymptomsofCovid-19andyoushouldbookaPCRtest.Ifyourtestispositive,youmustself-isolatefor10days. Governmentguidanceonself-isolationIfyoulivewithapersonwhohassymptomsofcoronavirus(COVID-19)orhashadapositivetestresult,pleasefollowthisguidance.Ifyouhavebeeninclosecontactwith,butdonotlivewith,apersonwhohastestedpositiveforCovid-19,pleasefollowthisguidance.  InternationalstudentsIfyoudonotmeetthecriteriaforfullyvaccinatedthenyouarenotexemptfromself-isolationaftercontactwithapositiveCovidcase.Youwillneedtoself-isolatefor10daysifyoucomeintocontactwithapositiveCovidcase.Findoutmoreaboutwhoisexemptfromself-isolationontheGovernmentwebsite.TobookaCovidvaccination,werecommendthatyouregisterwithaGPsurgeryandseekadvicefromthemaboutvaccinations.FindouthowtoregisterwithaGPsurgeryontheNHSwebsite.MoreinformationonCovid-19vaccinationforinternationalstudentsisavailableinthisdocumentfromNHSEngland.OxfordCityCouncilguidanceonself-isolationandhomesofmultipleoccupationOxfordCityCouncilhaswritten toallresidentsinhousesofmultipleoccupation(HMOsorsharedhouses)withadviceonhowtostopthespreadofcoronavirus.TheCouncilwebsitealsohasdetailsofthelocalsupportavailableforthosewhoareself-isolating.Self-isolation-thelawYouarerequiredbylawtoself-isolateifyoutestpositiveorarecontactedbyNHSTestandTrace.Ifyouleaveself-isolationyoucanbefined£1,000;upto£10,000forrepeatoffenders. Self-isolationFAQs Supportforstudentsinself-isolation SupportfromtheUniversityisavailableforstudentswithapositiveCovid-19testresult(rapidtestorNHStest),orthoseisolatingasaclosecontact.Weknowthatyoumayhaveconcernsaboutwhataperiodofself-isolation,followingapositivetestresultorbeingidentifiedasaclosecontact,meansforyouandyourhousehold.Wewanttoreassureyouthatyouarenotaloneandthatwehaveanumberofsupportoptionsavailabletoyou.Belowweexplainhowyoucanaccesshelpandadvicefromadedicatedteam(theCovidResponseTeam)atOxfordBrookes. I’vehadapositiveresultfromarapidCovid-19testwhichItookathome,whatdoIneedtodo? IfyougetapositiveresultfromarapidCovid-19test(lateralflowdevice(LFD)test)thatyouusedathome,youshouldself-isolateimmediately,reporttheresultviatheNHSwebsite,bookaPCRCovid-19testandcompletetheHomeLFD(Rapid)TestingReportingForm.It’simportantthatyoucompletetheformsothatourCovidResponseTeamcangetintouchtoofferyouhelpandadvicewhileyouareillandself-isolating.From22December,youcanleaveyour10-dayself-isolationperiodduetoapositiveCovidtestearlyifyouhavetwonegativelateralflowtestsonconsecutivedaystakenaftersevendaysofisolation.Thismeansthatifyouhaveanegativelateralflowtestondays6and7ofyourself-isolationperiodandyoudonothaveatemperature,youcanleaveself-isolation.Youshouldexercisecautionaroundvulnerableorelderlypeople,poorlyventilatedorcrowdedplacesandworkfromhome.PleasenotethatifyoudonotreceivetwonegativelateralflowCovid-19testsonconsecutivedaysafterday7ofyourperiodofself-isolation,thenyoucannotleaveself-isolationandyoumuststillisolatefortherequiredtimeperiod. I’vebeenidentifiedasaclosecontactofapositiveCovidcase,whatdoIneedtodo? Ifyou’vebeencontactedbyNHSTestandTrace,orbytheCovidResponseTeam,andtoldthatyouhavebeenidentifiedasaclosecontactofsomeonewhohastestedpositiveforCovid-19,youmustself-isolateforaminimumof10daysifyouarenotfullyvaccinated. Thisisalegalrequirement.YoushouldcompletetheCoronavirusreportingform.It’simportantthatyoudothissothatourCovidResponseTeamcangetintouchtoofferyouhelpandadvicewhileyouareself-isolating.Ifyoudonotdevelopsymptoms,youcanleaveself-isolationafter10days.Ifyoumeetthecriteriaforfullyvaccinated,youwillnotneedtoself-isolateaftercontactwithaconfirmedpositivecaseofCovid-19. FromTuesday14December,peoplewhoarefullyvaccinatedandidentifiedasacontactofsomeonewithCovid-19–whetherOmicronornot–shouldtakeanNHSrapidlateralflowtesteverydayfor7daystohelpslowthespreadofCovid-19.Fullyvaccinatedpeoplewillnotneedtoself-isolateunlesstheyhaveapositivelateralflowtestandsubsequentpositivePCRtest.YoushouldreportyourdailytestresultstotheNHSandtotheUniversity.Ifyougoontodevelopsymptoms,youmustrestartyourself-isolationfromthedayyoursymptomsstartedandbookaCovidPCRtest.Totalkthroughthelatestguidanceandtogiveyoufurthersupport,pleaseupdateyourCoronaviruscaserecordusingtheupdateform,andamemberoftheCovidResponseTeamwillgetbackintouchwithyou. IamquarantiningasIhavereturnedfromacountryoutsideoftheUK.WhatshouldIdo? Forfurtherinformationaboutquarantineafterinternationaltravel,seetheTraveltotheUKwebpage.TheISATQuarantineandSelf-isolationGuidehasinformationoneverythingthatyoumustdo,aswellasthingsyoucandotooccupyyourtime,whileyouareself-isolating. Foradditionalsupportandadvice,youshouldcompletetheUniversityCoronavirusreportingformandamemberoftheCovidresponseteamwillgetintouch. I’mdoublevaccinated,doIneedtoself-isolate? Yes-ifyouhaveCovidsymptoms,youneedtoself-isolateimmediatelyandbookaPCRCovid-19test.PleasealsolettheUniversityknowbycompletingtheCoronavirusreportingform.Ifyoumeetthecriteriaforfullyvaccinated,youwillnotneedtoself-isolateaftercontactwithaconfirmedpositivecaseofCovid-19.FromTuesday14December,peoplewhoarefullyvaccinatedandidentifiedasacontactofsomeonewithCovid-19–whetherOmicronornot–shouldtakeanNHSrapidlateralflowtesteverydayfor7daystohelpslowthespreadofCovid-19.Fullyvaccinatedpeoplewillnotneedtoself-isolateunlesstheyhaveapositivelateralflowtestandsubsequentpositivePCRtest.YoushouldreportyourdailytestresultstotheNHSandtotheUniversity. TalktoaCovidResponseTeammember Ateammemberwillbeabletosignpostyoutothesupportyou’reabletoaccesswhileyou’reinself-isolationandtalkyouthroughwhatyou’llneedtodonext.Thiswillincludehowtoaccessmentalhealthsupportifyoufeelyouneedit,howtogetyourfoodshoppingoranymedicinesyoumightneedfromapharmacy.TheCovidResponseTeamwillcontactyouautomaticallyafteryoucompleteaCoronavirusreportingform,butifyouwishtospeaktosomeoneontheteaminadditiontothis,[email protected]. Yourown‘pointofcontact’ TheCovidResponseTeamwillputyouintouchwithadedicated‘pointofcontact’.ThispersonisavolunteerandanOxfordBrookesmemberofstaffwhowillphoneyouasrequiredtomakesurethatyou’redoingokandaskifthere’sanythingthatyouneedhelpwithduringyourisolationperiod. Helpwithmoney Ifyou’reworriedabouthowyoumightcopefinanciallywithself-isolation,perhapsbecauseyoucan’tgotoworkduringthistime,oryou’recurrentlyexperiencingfinancialhardshipandareworriedaboutaffordingfoodetc,pleasecontacttheFinancialAidteamwhoareabletohelpyoumakeanemergencyhardshipapplication.  Ifyou’reinUniversityaccommodation YoushouldreportyourstatusviatheCoronavirusreportingformfirst.ThisallowstheAccommodationteamtoensureonlyemergencyvisitsarecarriedouttoyourhouseholdduringyourisolation,toreducetheriskoftransmission.Onceyouhavecompletedthereportingform,youwillbecontactedbytheCovidResponseTeamandassignedapointofcontactwhowillsupportyou.Ifyourequireurgentsupportorsanitiserandcloths,contacttheaccommodationon-siteteamviathecontactdetailsthataredisplayedinyourkitchen.Youcanalsofindteamcontactdetailsonthiswebpage(webpagerequiresBrookeslogin).  Afterisolating-returntocampus Ifyouwereself-isolatingasaclosecontact(becauseyouwerenotdouble-vaccinated):Beforereturningtocampus,youshouldbooktworapidCovid-19teststhreedaysapart,thefirsttesttobescheduledimmediatelybeforereturningtocampus.Ifyoudonotalreadyhavelateralflowhometests,youcanorderthemonlinetobedeliveredtoyou.Ifyouwereself-isolatingafterapositivePCRtest:IfyouhavetestedpositivewithCovid-19,youwillhavedevelopedsomeimmunitytothevirus.Thismeansthatyoudonotneedtohaveanotherrapid(lateralflowtest)orPCRtestwithin90daysofapositivetest,unlessyoudevelopnewsymptoms.However,youmaychoosetotakearapidCovid-19testaftertheisolationperiod.Ifitispositive,youwillberequiredtoself-isolatefor10daysorlongerifyouaredisplayingsymptoms.Thisshouldonlybedoneafteryoucompletetherequiredself-isolationperiod.Youarestillrequiredtoself-isolateifyouareidentifiedasaclosecontactofapositivecase,evenifthisiswithinthe90-daywindow,unlessyouaredouble-vaccinatedorunder18yearsand6monthsofage.MoredetailsaboutthetestingprocessareavailableontheCovidtestingwebpage. NHSTest&Trace Ifyou,oranyoneyou’vehadclosecontactwith,testspositiveforcoronavirusthenyou’llbecontactedbyNHSTestandTraceandaskedtoself-isolate -thisisalegalrequirement.Ifyouarecontacted,youwillbeaskedtoprovidethemwithinformationthey’llneedtohelpstopthespreadofthevirus. PleasedownloadtheNHSTestandTraceapp.Theappallowspeopletoreportsymptoms,orderacoronavirustest,checkintovenuesbyscanningaQRcodeandithelpstheNHStraceindividualswhomayhavecoronavirus.Viewmoreinformationabouttheapp.Usingtheappwillenableustocontinuetokeepeachothersafeaswelearntolivewiththevirus.YouareencouragedtoscantheNHSQRcodesinareaswheretheyaredisplayedoncampus(suchascafesandsocialspaces).IfyouareunabletousetheNHSapptoscanin,therewillbeanalternativewayofrecordingyourdetailswithouttheneedtouseamobilephone.Therewillbesignagemakingitclearwhereandhowyouwillcanrecordyourdetails. Test&TraceFAQs RegisteringattendanceoncampusforTest&Tracepurposes(ourQRcodesystem) TheUniversityisremovingtherequirementforstudentsandstafftocheck-inwithaQRcodeinteachingspaces.Inlinewiththeapproachtakeninschools,andtheremovaloftherequirementforindividualswhohavebeenfullyvaccinatedintheUKtoself-isolate,wewillbedeliveringan‘informandself-monitor/self-isolate/report’approach.ThismeansthatwhentheUniversity’sCovidResponseTeamreceivesnotificationofapositiveCovidcase,itwillcontactthemoduleleaderandthestudentsintheclasstoinformthem.TheCovidResponseTeamwillthencontactthestudentsandanystaffalsoinattendancetoprovidetheappropriateguidance.Studentswhoareexemptfromself-isolationwillbeadvised:tomonitorthemselvesforCovidsymptoms,continueusinglateralflowteststwice-weekly,self-isolate,bookaPCRtestandreporttheirresulttotheUniversityiftheydevelopsymptomsorhaveapositiveLFDtest.Youareexemptfromself-isolationifyoudonothaveCovidsymptomsand:you'refullyvaccinated–thismeans14dayshavepassedsinceyourfinaldoseofaCovid-19vaccinegivenbytheNHSyou'reunder18years,6monthsoldyou'retakingpartorhavetakenpartinaCovid-19vaccinetrialyou'renotabletogetvaccinatedformedicalreasons.Ifyouarenotexemptfromself-isolationyouwillbetold:toself-isolatefor10daystogetaPCRtestifyoudevelopCovidsymptoms.QRpostersandstickerswillremaininplacefortheforeseeablefuture.TheUniversitymayreintroducetherequirementforstudentsandstafftocheck-inwiththeBrookesQRcodesagain,ifcasesofCovid-19risewithintheBrookescommunity.IntheareaswhereyouseeNHStestandtracecodesdisplayed,westronglyrecommendthatyoucontinuetoregisteryourattendancewiththeNHSappandtokeepthelocationtrackingswitchedon.Thiswillenableustocontinuetokeepeachothersafeaswelearntolivewiththevirus.  Test&TraceFAQs Self-isolationFAQs HowdoIadvisetheUniversitythatIamisolating? Pleaseusethe University's Coronavirusreportingform.  DoIhavetoself-isolateifI’mcontactedbytheCovidResponseTeam? Youareexemptfromself-isolationaftercontactwithapositiveCovidcaseif:ithasbeenmorethan14dayssinceyourfinalCovid-19vaccinationdosewasgivenbytheNHS, oryouareunder18yearsand6months.Youwillnothavetoself-isolate,butyoushouldmonitoryourselfforCovidsymptoms.Youwillneedtoself-isolateaftercontactwithapositiveCovidcaseif:yourvaccinedoseswerenotadministeredaspartoftheUKvaccinationprogrammeyoursecondCovidvaccinedosefromtheNHSwasfewerthan14daysago.Youwillhavetoself-isolatefor10days.IfyoudevelopCovidsymptomsduringthistimeyoushouldbookaPCRCovidtest.TheUniversity’sCovidResponseTeamwillcontactyouinbothcasesabovetoprovidefurtherguidanceandsupportifrequired.  Whatsupportisavailabletomeinself-isolationafterapositiveCovid-19test? Ifyouhavetoldusyouareself-isolatingafterapositiveCovidtestbyusingtheOxfordBrookesCoronavirusreportingformthenyou,orsomeoneinyourhousehold,willbecontactedbyamemberofstafftocheckifyouhaveanyquestions,concernsorsupportneeds.Seealsoabove.  Ifyouareaninternationalstudent,theInternationalStudentAdviceTeam'sQuarantineandSelf-isolationGuidehasinformationoneverythingthatyoumustdo,aswellasthingsyoucandotooccupyyourtime,whileyouareself-isolating. HowdoIaccesssupportfromWellbeingservices? IfyouknowwhichoftheWellbeingservicesyourequire,youcanself-referdirectlyusingthedetailsonthewebsite.Ifyouarenotsurewhatsortofsupportyouneed,oraren’tabletomakedirectcontactwithaservice,pleasecontacttheWellbeingInformationDesk01865(48)4650,[email protected]. ArethereanyexceptionsforwhenIcangooutsideifI'mself-isolating?Forexample,canIgooutsidetoexercise,togetfoodormedicine,togetsomefreshair,ortosmoke? No,goingoutsideisnotpermittedundertheNHSguidancewhenyouareself-isolating.Youshouldnotleaveyourplaceofresidenceforanyreason(otherthantoseekemergencymedicalhelp,orinanotheremergencysuchasafirealarm).Youcanleaveself-isolationinordertogetatest(ifyouhavesymptoms)butyoumustmakesafearrangementstogettothetestcentrewithoutendangeringothers-e.g.walktothecentre,wearamaskatalltimesanddonotstopanywhereelseonyourwaythereandback.Pleaserememberyoumustbookanappointment,youcannotjustturnupatthetestcentre.  Domyflatmatesneedtoself-isolateifIamself-isolating? IfyouhavebeentestedpositiveforCovid-19thenyourhouseholdwillhavetoself-isolatefor10daysfromwhenyoubecameill.IfyouhavesymptomsofCovid-19thenyourhouseholdwillalsohavetoself-isolateuntilyouhavegotatest.Ifyouareself-isolatingbecauseyouhavebeennotifiedbytheNHSTest&Traceservicethatyouareaclosecontactofsomeoneoutsideofyourhouseholdthentherestofyourhouseholddoesnotneedtoself-isolate.However,ifyoudevelopsymptomsthentheymustself-isolate,asabove. FromTuesday14December,peoplewhoarefullyvaccinatedandidentifiedasacontactofsomeonewithCovid-19–whetherOmicronornot–shouldtakeanNHSrapidlateralflowtesteverydayfor7daystohelpslowthespreadofCovid-19.Fullyvaccinatedpeoplewillnotneedtoself-isolateunlesstheyhaveapositivelateralflowtestandsubsequentpositivePCRtest.YoushouldreportyourdailytestresultstotheNHSandtotheUniversity. IfIseesomeonebreakingtheCovid-19rules,whodoIreportthisto?ForexampleifIamconcernedsomeoneisnotfollowingtheself-isolationguidance? [email protected]. Iamfindingitdifficult/lonelybeingstuckindoorsduringself-isolation,wherecanIfindadviceandsupport? OurWellbeingTeamhavedevelopedthiswebpageforadviceonmanagingyourwellbeingduringCoronavirus.YoucanalsotalktoyourCovidResponseTeam‘pointofcontact’forhelpandadvice. CanIjustturnupattheLocalTestingSiteonHeadingtoncampus? No,theLocalTestingSiteintheFullerBuildingisnotacceptingpeoplewhodropin,youmustbookatestandarriveatyourdesignatedappointmentslot. CanIreturnhometomyfamilyandself-isolatethere? No,Governmentguidanceisveryclearthatstudentswhoareself-isolatingshouldnotleavetheiruniversityaccommodationtoreturntotheirfamilyhomeiftheyareself-isolating.Thisistoprotectyourfamilyandtherestofthecommunityfromthespreadofthevirus.  HowcanIgetfoodsuppliesormedicineswhenI’mself-isolating? Youmustnotgoouttogetfoodandmedicinewhenself-isolating.Pleaseordersuppliesonlineorbyphone,oraskafriendorfamilytobringsuppliestoyourhome.Anyonebringingyousuppliesmustleavethemoutsideyourhouse;theymustnotenterthehouse.IfyouarestayinginHallsofresidencetheymustleavethesuppliesatreceptionandamemberofstaffwillbringthemtoyou.Mostsupermarketsandmanyotherretailoutletscandeliversuppliesonnextdaydelivery,includingbasicmedicines.ThisonlineshoppinganddeliverieswebpagefromtheInternationalStudentAdviceTeamhaslotsofusefulinformationandlinks. Ifyouhaveanurgentandessentialneedforsomething,anditisnotpossibletogetthisonlineorthroughfamily/friendsdroppingthisoff,pleasespeaktoyourCovidResponseTeam'pointofcontact'(memberofstaffwhowillcontactyouifyouareself-isolating)[email protected].   IhaveCovid-19symptomsbutIcan’tgetatest,whatdoIdo? Weareawarethatcapacitycansometimesbeanissueatlocaltestingsites,pleasecontinuetotrythroughthewebsite.Ifthelocationyouarelookingfordoesn’tcomeupasanoption,tryagainlaterandatdifferenttimesoftheday.Pleaseuseourreportingformtotellusyouhavesymptoms-youwillneedtoself-isolateandadviseothersyouarelivingwithtodothesame.  WhatifIhaveapart-timejobbutcan’tgobecauseIamself-isolating? Ifyouexperiencefinancialhardshipbecauseofaneedtoself-isolateandareunabletoparticipateinpaidwork,[email protected].  HowdoIadvisemyhall/accommodationproviderthatIamisolating? Yourhallteamwillbeadvisedbytheuniversityonceyouhavesubmittedtheonlineformtoreportthatyouareisolating.Thisprocesswillhaltanynonessentialvisitstoyourroom(e.g.nonurgentmaintenanceorhousekeeping).Ifthereisamajormaintenanceissueoraseriousreasontovisityouraccommodationduringisolation,staffwillwearappropriatePPEtodosoasaprecaution.Pleasedonotbealarmedbythis.  CanIusesharedfacilitiesinmyaccommodationifIamisolating? Ifyouareisolatingasafullhouseholdthenyoucancontinuetoresideinthesamemannerandsharefacilities.Ifyouareisolatingindividually,orareshielding,youmaywishtousetheareasatlessfrequentedtimesorwhenwearingyourownPPE.Thiswilldependonarrangementsthateachhouseholdfeelaremostappropriate.Wehopethathouseholdswillsupporteachotherduringthistime. CanIsmokeindoorsifIamnotallowedoutdoorsduringIsolation? No,thisisstrictlyprohibited(andillegal)andcouldleadtoconductpenaltieswithintheUniversity. IfthereisafirealarminHallsofresidenceandIamaconfirmedcase,wheredoIexit? Youexitviathesamerouteasnormal,afirealarmindicatesagreaterimmediatethreattolifeanditisimperativethatyoudoevacuateforthisreason.IfyouhavePPEtohandandcanwearthisitwouldbepreferred,butdonotstoptolookforthisorre-enterabuildingtoobtainthis.Therewillbeaseparatefireassemblypointforyoudependingonyourlocationbutthegeneralruleisthatyoumustdistancefromthelargergroup. WhatdoIneedtodoifIfeelreallyunwellwhileIamself-isolating? Call111oryourGPoutofhoursservice,or999inanemergency.Ifyouwerepreviouslyself-isolatingduetobeingaclosecontact,andyouthenlaterdevelopCovid-19symptoms-pleasebookatest,andpleaseuseourreportingformorupdateyour‘self-isolationpointofcontact’memberofstaff.  CanIstillcollectpost?(BrookesManagedAccommodation) Whileyouareself-isolating,youmuststayinyourroom/flat.Forthistime,weareafraidthatyouwillnotbeabletocollectpost.However,ifsomeoneyouarelivingwithisnotself-isolating,thenyoucanaskthemtocollectyourpostfromyourpostboxonyourbehalforacceptpackagesfromthepostmanforyou.IftheHallOfficehascontactedyouregardingthemholdingapackageforyou-don'tworry,wewillkeepituntilyouareabletocollectit.Ifit'surgentletusknowandwewillseewhatwecandotohelp. WhatdoIdoifIneedafooddeliveryanddon'thaveadirectdoor/accesspoint?(Brookesmanagedaccommodation) Suggestionsforthiscouldbeafriendorfamilymemberdeliveringitemsforyoutoyourflatdoororanonlinesupermarketdelivery.Iftheyneedaccesstocometoyourflatthroughtheblockdoor,pleasenotifyyourHallOfficewhowillbeabletoassist.Yourpointofcontactwillbeabletoadviseyouonhowyoucangoaboutgettingsupplies. HowdoIdisposeofRubbish?(BrookesManagedAccommodation) PleaseplaceyourrubbishoutsideofyourflatdooronMondaysandFridaysat10am.Pleaseensuretheyaredoublebagged.Iftheyareleaking,pleaseputthemontopofanotherbag.Astaffmemberwillcomeandcollectyourrubbishandleavenewbinbagsforyou. CanIdomylaundry?(BrookesManagedAccommodation) UnfortunatelyyouwillnotbeabletodoyourlaundryatthesharedLaundryonsiteduringyourself-isolation.Youmaywishtoorderdetergenttohandwashitemsifyouneedtoandwecandispensehandwashingdetergentifitisrequired. Test&TraceFAQs IfIamusingtheNHStestandtraceapp,doIstillneedtoreportsymptomstoOxfordBrookes? Yes,youwillstillneedtousetheCoronavirusreportingformtotellusyouhavesymptoms. ShouldIcontinuetousetheNHStestandtraceapp? IntheareaswhereyouseeNHStestandtracecodesdisplayed,westronglyrecommendthatyoucontinuetoregisteryourattendancewiththeNHSapporviaanalternativemethod.Thiswillenableustocontinuetokeepeachothersafeaswelearntolivewiththevirus.  HowdoIscanaQRcode? YouwillneedtoscantheNHSQRcodesviatheNHStestandtraceapp.