Testing

What is the latest guidance for students who test positive for COVID-19?

In Student Life, we want you to feel prepared to handle what comes your way. With the frequent testing we’re doing on campus, and the possibility of confusion surrounding what you should and should not do, we wanted to clear some things up for you. If you test positive for COVID-19 Don’t panic! We will […]

What steps should I take to help ensure my Shield T3 saliva PCR test is readable?

Please help us ensure that your T3 saliva PCR test is successful. The day of your test on campus, we ask that you please follow these important steps for obtaining a readable test result: Water hydration well before the appointment is critical to a successful saliva test. Please attempt to drink 8 ounces of water […]

What form do I need to fill out and bring to my first phase six testing appointment on campus?

Important update on phase six asymptomatic COVID-19 testing on campus

Note Feb. 12 update: Testing participants can hydrate with water up to 30 minutes before their appointments. As University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy mentioned in his community message this afternoon, technological challenges on the first day of Shield T3 asymptomatic COVID-19 testing on campus led to problems scanning the QR codes on the saliva […]

What do I need to bring to my phase six COVID-19 testing appointments on campus?

Note Feb. 12 update: Testing participants can hydrate with water up to 30 minutes before their appointments. When you come for your testing appointment: Wear your face covering. Bring your cell phone. Bring your appointment ticket, either on your phone or printed. Bring your MaineCard. Bring this form, filled out, to your first appointment. Remember: […]

What is the latest guidance about phase six on-campus testing?

In the interest of community safety and well-being as part of a safe return to in-person instruction in the spring 2021 semester, University of Maine COVID-19 phase six weekly asymptomatic testing for all members of the UMaine community who are on campus in the spring semester began Feb. 1 and continues throughout the semester. For […]

I’m a university employee who has tested positive for COVID-19 with a RT PCR diagnostic test and has completed the isolation period. Now I’ve been told that I’m a close contact to someone who has tested positive. Can I still come to work on-site?

If you are asymptomatic after a positive COVID19 RT PCR diagnostic test within the last 90 days, you can continue to work on-site on campus or at a UMaine facility statewide. If you are symptomatic, consult with your primary care physician before returning to work on-site.

Message to UMaine students — January 16

Welcome back! As we are about to begin our spring semester, we wanted to share some very important information regarding COVID testing for our campus. Starting on Tuesday, January 19th, the next round of required testing for students will begin. Please note there have been significant changes this semester and all details can be found […]

I have received the COVID-19 vaccine. Do I still need to go through UMaine and UMM on-campus testing throughout the spring semester?

Yes. Vaccinated students and employees will be tested.

I have tested positive for COVID-19. Will I need to be retested on campus?

According to the federal CDC, for persons previously diagnosed with symptomatic COVID-19 who remain asymptomatic after recovery, retesting is not recommended within 90 days after the date of symptom onset for the initial COVID-19 infection. For persons who develop new symptoms consistent with COVID-19 during the 90 days after the date of initial symptom onset, […]

I have not been identified as a close contact with anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19, but I feel I should be tested. Where can I go for a test?

Please note: Costs may be associated with tests at community sites; check with the facility administering your test for any related fee information. Maine CDC lists the Swab & Send Sites and the Rapid Testing Sites statewide on this website. You can contact Northern Light Health on Union Street in Bangor, 1.844.489.1822, or Penobscot Community […]

I have a coworker who tested positive for COVID-19 and is returning to work after isolating. Is it safe for the rest of us to be on-site with this person?

All campus community members who have returned from isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 have been cleared to do so by the Maine CDC and UMaine EOC. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FAQs address this subject, including when it is safe to be around others. It is important that all health and safety measures […]

What should UMaine or UMM employees do when someone in their workplace whom they have been with on-site tests positive or is a close contact to someone who has tested positive?

If you or people you know in the UMaine or UMM communities have concerns about COVID-19 symptoms, close contact or a positive test, please fill out the self-reporting form. Employees also can contact their Human Resources partners, call the COVID-19 info line — 207.581.2681 or email umaine.alerts@maine.edu. If you are considered a close contact, you […]

I just learned that someone I know has tested positive for COVID-19. How do I know if I am a close contact?

When UMaine positive cases become known, contact tracing begins immediately. All members of the UMaine community who have been identified as close contacts are notified, and advised to not report to work or attend on-campus classes on campus, and to quarantine at home. On-campus quarantine housing is available for residential students. If individuals do not […]

How should members of the UMaine and UMM communities inform the university that they have tested positive for COVID-19?

Please use the university’s self-reporting form online. Employees also can contact their Human Resources partners.

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