If you feel sick

If you are a student or employee who tests positive for COVID-19 through the UCLA campus testing program, you will be contacted by campus health officials about the next steps you should take.

However, if you are experiencing COVID-19–related symptoms, have tested positive outside of UCLA or believe you have been in contact with an infected person, either on or off campus, please follow the instructions below.

Students

  • Contact the Exposure Management Team through the UCLA Ashe COVID Hotline at 310-206-6217 or email the team at exposuremanagementteam@ashe.ucla.edu.

    Students in on-campus and off-campus UCLA housing: If it is after hours, please call the UCLA Housing Isolation and Quarantine Team at 310-825-5451.

    Note: During periods in which there is a high volume of inquiries, the wait time for calls to the Exposure Management Team may be longer than expected.
  • The Exposure Management team will provide students with an individualized assessment, including instructions on isolation, quarantine, contact tracing and further testing.  


Faculty and staff

  • Call the UCLA COVID Call Center at 310-267-3300 or email them at covidcallcenter@mednet.ucla.edu.

    Note: During periods in which there is a high volume of inquiries, the wait time for calls to the Call Center may be longer than expected.
  • The Call Center will provide an individualized assessment, with an individualized assessment, including instructions on isolation, quarantine, contact tracing and further testing.  
  • If the COVID-19 incident was work-related and the individual was admitted to the hospital over night for in-patient treatment beyond observation, the employees’ manager or supervisor should contact the UCLA Environment, Health and Safety Serious Injury Hotline at 310-825-9797.

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UCLA faculty members are available for interviews with news media on a wide range of topics related to COVID-19, including public health and epidemiology, virology and vaccines, mental health, education, law, politics and the economy.

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