What to do if you have COVID Symptoms

The main symptoms are:

• a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
• a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

Most people with coronavirus have at least 1 of these symptoms.  You can also check your symptoms on the NHS website https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19. If you have any of the following main symptoms, you must

• Self-Isolate – read more information about Self-Isolation
• Get tested – read more information about testing and How to Book a test
• Email the College Welfare Team at this address: covid@exeter.ox.ac.uk to make sure we are aware and can monitor your situation
• Review the What happens next on the what to do after your test section

For further information see the relevant sections below