If You're Feeling Ill

Emergency Signs

If you have experienced one or more of the following symptoms in the last 24 hours, call 911 so you can be evaluated at a local emergency room:

Trouble breathing
Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
New confusion
Inability to wake or stay awake
Pale, gray, or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds, depending on skin tone

Other Symptoms

According to the CDC, "People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness." Students with symptoms should contact the Student Health Center online or at 757-221-4386, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday; or see the after-hours and weekend contact section below. Employees should contact their medical provider or urgent care center.

Fever or chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue
Muscle or body aches
Headache
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Congestion or runny nose
Nausea or vomiting
Diarrhea

If You've Been Diagnosed with COVID-19

The CDC calls for any COVID-19-positive person to avoid others while they are sick, returning to normal activity only after symptoms have been improving overall for at least 24 hours and there is no fever.
W&M does not coordinate dedicated COVID-19 quarantine or isolation housing.
Students may attend class remotely if possible and if they feel well enough to do so. Otherwise, they should partner with professors to arrange being out sick for the duration of their illness. Visit Academic Resources & Support.
Students who are sick should wear a mask at all times in shared spaces to the extent they are able, including in shared bathrooms and residence hall rooms.
Ill students should try to limit their contacts while they are sick. They might consider picking up to-go items from dining halls or campus retail dining locations. They should wear a mask, practice social distancing and limit outings as much as possible.
When students do return to normal activities, the CDC recommends wearing a well-fitted mask for an additional five days, keeping additional distance from others and enhancing hygiene practices.

After-Hours Resources for Students and Employees

Students who need care and suspect COVID-19 after hours, please refer to the following contacts. These are also useful to faculty and staff members, who should contact their healthcare providers if they are feeling sick or suspect COVID-19.

Emergency: 911

For ambulance transport to the local hospital emergency room. The emergency dispatcher will need your name, location of and nature of the emergency, phone number you are calling from.

Healthiest You Telehealth

855-870-5858
Available to all students. Students enrolled in the UHC Student Resources Insurance Plan can access this resource for free. All others have access to Healthiest You Telehealth for a fee (be sure to check with your insurance company to determine if there is a similar resource available for free).

Riverside Doctor's Hospital

757-585-2200
1500 Commonwealth Ave., Williamsburg (4 miles from campus)

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center

757-984-6000
100 Sentara Cir., Williamsburg (8.24 miles from campus)

M.D. Express

757-564-3627
120 Monticello Ave., Williamsburg (1 mile from campus)
Open daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Velocity Urgent Care

757-772-6124
4374 New Town Ave., Williamsburg (2 miles from campus)
Open daily 8 a.m.-8 p.m.