The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have updated guidance regarding COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses. New guidelines can be found here.
New Trier is adopting these new guidelines, which state that you should stay home if you have respiratory virus symptoms that aren’t better explained by another cause. These symptoms can include: fever, chills, fatigue, cough, runny nose, and headache, among others.
When sick with a respiratory virus, the updated guidance recommends staying home and away from others. For people with COVID-19, treatment is available and can lessen symptoms and lower the risk of severe illness. Contact your medical professional for treatment options. The recommendations suggest returning to normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, symptoms are improving overall, and there is no fever, without use of a fever-reducing medication such as ibuprofen, acetaminophen or aspirin.
Once resuming normal activities, you are encouraged to take additional prevention strategies for the next 5 days to curb disease spread, such as taking more steps for cleaner air, enhancing hand hygiene, wearing a well-fitting mask and maintaining distance from others.
