Testing

Any student, faculty, or staff member who becomes symptomatic or tests positive should follow the instructions below.

Students

Students experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 should contact Student Health by phone during business hours at 919-681-9355 and choose option 2 to speak to a triage nurse.

Employees

Employees experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 should report their symptoms to Employee Occupational Health & Wellness (EOHW), schedule testing and self-isolate until cleared by EOHW. You can report new symptoms or exposures through My COVID Link or by contacting the Employee Health Exposure Hotline.

1. Report new symptoms or exposures through My COVID Link by following the instructions below:

• Click on My COVID Link
• On the My COVID Link page, click on Report New Symptoms or Report New Exposure link
• Follow instructions to complete the submission
• Be sure to click Submit
• Check your Duke email for scheduling instructions and link
• Locations:
  • Duke Medicine Pavilion lobby at 10 Duke Medicine Circle
• Access your results in your My Duke Health account

2. You may also contact the Duke Employee Health Exposure Hotline to report symptoms or seek guidance.

After hour urgent concerns, call the Duke emergency operator for the exposure nurse on call at 919-684-8115.

Employees can go to Employee Health COVID Guidelines to learn more.

Close Contact of Positive Individual

If you have been exposed to a known positive case, you should monitor for symptoms and test 3-5 days after the last exposure, or immediately if symptoms develop.

Employees:

1. Click on My COVID Link
2. On the My COVID Link page, click on Submit Test Results link
3. Follow instructions to complete the submission
4. Be sure to click Submit
5. Check your Duke email for additional instructions from EOHW

Go to Duke Human Resources: Employee Health COVID Guidelines to learn more.