Testing

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 am a student returning to campus. What do I need to know about testing and where to bring documentation of a positive or negative test?

All students living in on-campus university housing must come to the Alfond Arena testing site at their scheduled days and times, including those who have documentation of being diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 90 days or a negative test result with 72 hours of the date of arrival. To be issued a colored wristband […]

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, […]

What do I need to know about COVID-19 testing phases four and five?

In the interest of community safety and well-being, University of Maine COVID-19 testing phases four and five will be held in January. UMaine residential students and off-campus students returning for the spring semester with at least one face-to-face class on campus will participate. Phase four testing is Jan. 19–22, with a snow date of Jan. […]

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.

Spring 2021

Testing