CLOSE CONTACT EXPOSURE TO POSITIVE CASE OF COVID-19
DEFINITION
Close contact would be defined as:
- You were within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes.
- You were provided care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19
- You had direct physical contact with the person (hugged or kissed them)
- You shared eating or drinking utensils
- They sneezed, coughed of somehow got respiratory droplets on you
ACTIONS OF INDIVIDUAL(S)
Notify club/coach ASAP and quarantine for 14 days. Monitor for:
- Fever > 100.4
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Chills
- Headache
- Other symptoms
ACTION OF TEAM(S)
Team is permitted to continue training and participating in events if the positive result is not a team member or coach. Team members and coaches should be mindful of onset of any symptoms. NOTE: If any team member, coach, or team official test positive for COVID-19, all team activities will cease for 14 days.
COMMUNICATION REQUIRED
Club/team should communicate to the team(s) that have an individual on the team(s) has been exposed and will begin a 14 day quarantine.
RETURN TO PLAY
Completion of 14 days of quarantine
SYMPTOMS
DEFINITION
People with COVID-19 have had wide range of symptoms reported - ranging from mild symptoms to serve illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:
- 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
ACTIONS OF INDIVIDUAL(S)
Notify club/coach ASAP and get a COVID-19 test
Quarantine until at least 10 days have passed since symptom onset
AND
At least 24 hours have passed since resolution of fever without that use of fever-reducing medications
AND
other symptoms have improved
ACTION OF TEAM(S)
All team activities are suspended for 14 days OR all team activities are suspended until the individuals(s) test results are received. If test was negative team can resume all activities.
COMMUNICATION REQUIRED
Club/team should communicate to the entire team(s) that have an individual on the team(s) has demonstrated symptoms will begin a quarantine.
All team activities suspended immediately. Entire team will begin a full 14 day quarantine. (NOTE: Quarantine can end prior to 14 days ONLY IF the individual who displays symptoms provides a negative test result)
Club/team should communicate to any opposing teams that they played against within the date of the onset of symptoms that they had an individual with symptoms. Once test results are received there should also be a notification.
DO NOT give any names or personal details.
NOTE: Opposing team are not required to quarantine. Notification is done as a courtesy to be award of the situation.
RETURN TO PLAY
All three actions (quarantine for 10 days after symptoms began, at least 24 hours without a fever without medicine, and other symptoms improved) have been met.
POSITIVE
DEFINITION
Official results provided by medical professional
ACTIONS OF INDIVIDUAL(S)
Notify club/coach ASAP and get a COVID-19 test
Quarantine until at least 10 days have passed since symptom onset
AND
At least 24 hours have passed since resolution of fever without that use of fever-reducing medications
AND
other symptoms have improved
ACTION OF TEAM(S)
All team activities are suspended for 14 days
COMMUNICATION REQUIRED
Club/team should communicate to the entire team(s) that have an individual on the team(s) has provided a positive result. DO NOT give any names or personal details.
Club/team should communicate to any opposing teams that they played against a player with a positive result.
DO NOT give any names or personal details.
Complete ASA notification process, found on the ASA website. CLICK HERE
Note: Opposing teams are not required to quarantine. Notification is done as a courtesy to be aware of the situation.
RETURN TO PLAY
All three actions (quarantine for 10 days after symptoms began, at least 24 hours without a fever without medicine, and other symptoms improved) have been met.