Questions answered about GuideSafe Exposure Notification app

Faculty, staff and students using the GuideSafe Exposure Notification app have reported questions about interpreting the notification screens. The two most frequently asked questions are:

What should I do if the GuideSafe app tells me I’ve potentially been exposed?

• Follow the instructions and quarantine for the amount of time specified by the app.
  
  
• Do not come to campus. Stay at home and away from other people for the designated amount of time.
  
  
• Notify your supervisor and/or professors that you may have had close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 and have been instructed to self-quarantine and for how long.
  
  
• Continue to check your temperature at least once daily and monitor for symptoms. If you develop symptoms, you are encouraged to seek medical care and consider being tested.
  
  
• Note: You will continue to receive notifications from GuideSafe on a daily basis until your designated quarantine period is met.

 
How does the app determine close contact?
 

• The following criteria must be met before you receive a potential exposure notification through GuideSafe:
  
  
  • You have opted in to the GuideSafe Exposure Notification.
    
    
  • You have been in close contact with someone who self-reported a positive test through the app. This means that your phone was within 6’ of their phone for 15 minutes or more.
    
    
• Note: The app is intended to work anonymously, so you will not be notified of who tested positive.