| We are taking every precaution to protect our swimmers while they are inside our facility and we encourage you to practice social distancing and other COVID-safe practices outside of our facility. In light of that, we want to share with you our protocols in the event someone who has been in the facility tests positive for COVID-19. What to do if you feel you have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 or if you have traveled to somewhere on the NJ Travel advisory list…
- Determine if you have had Close Contact by following the NJDOH guidance which defines close contact as 15 minutes or more within a 24-hour period and was within 6 feet of a person infected with COVID-19 while they were infectious (2 days before onset of symptoms to 10 days after).
- We recommend waiting 5 days if you have had close contact with a positive case or waiting 3-5 days if you have traveled to an area currently listed on the Travel Advisory list before getting tested.
- You may not return to practice , lessons or work at NL Aquatics until you have done one of the following:(a) received a negative test and a doctor's note certifying fitness for duty to return (urgent care letters, email from doctor’s office, etc., will also suffice); (b) received 1 negative tests at least 5 days after exposure or 3-5 days after travel and quarantined for 7 days total; or (c) you have quarantined for 14 days since your last contact with the individual who tested positive or returned from your trip. ***Reminder: You must wait 3-5 days since your last exposure or after you return from your trip before getting tested.
- If you have been fully vaccinated and it has been 2 weeks since your 2nd dose (or first dose if it's a 1-dose vaccine) then you are no longer required to quarantine if you have been exposed or if you have traveled.
- Notify your coach that you will not be at practice.
- If you have been exposed, contact your health care provider, and follow the current recommendations from the CDC which state that anyone who has been in close contact with a person with COVID-19:
- Stay home, except to get medical care, for 14 days after the last date of exposure, and maintain social distance (at least 6 feet from others)
- Self monitor for symptoms
- Separate yourself from others, including those in your household, and notify anyone who has been in close contact with you.
- Follow CDC guidance if symptoms develop. That guidance is available here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html
What to do if you have tested positive…
- Notify one of the following NL Aquatics/SJAC staff members
• Kristen Holcroft (Business Admin/HR) 609-705-1136 [email protected] • Peter Holcroft (Director of Swimming) 609-744-6316 [email protected] • Tim Holcroft (Lesson Director) 610-721-1523 [email protected]
- Contact your doctor and follow the CDC guidelines … https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-aresick/steps-when-sick.html
NL Aquatics/SJAC Protocols if someone who has been at our facility tests positive…
- Interview: Once we are notified of a positive test, we will interview the person who tested positive to determine if they were in close contact with anyone else within our facility. “Close contact” is currently defined by the CDC as 6 feet or less for 15 minutes or more and by the NJDOH as 10 minutes or more, or have come in direct contact with the secretions of an infected person (i.e. you were coughed/sneezed on, kissing, sharing utensils, etc) however, at this time we are choosing to err on the side of caution and will use 5 minutes of sustained contact as our base.
- Close Contact Notification: In addition to the interview, security footage will be used in determining who has been in close contact and those people will be immediately notified of the contact and recommended they contact their physician. If you are determined to have been in close contact, you must also get either 2 negative tests results, a negative test result and a note from a physician (Urgent Care, etc.) certifying fitness for duty, or quarantine for 14 days to return to practices.
- 24 hour closure to disinfect: Per CDC and NJDOH recommendations, if we are notified of a positive test, we will reach out to the team/lessons/membership to notify of the closure and do a deep clean of the facility.
Please remember that for the safety and privacy of all of our members, we are limited in the amount of detail that we can share, however, we will be diligent in directly notifying anyone who we believe has been in close contact of a person who tests positive. COVID - Return to Swim Protocols: Click Here |
