Tri-C Travel Guidance

International and Domestic Travel Guidance in Response to Coronavirus Outbreaks

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the State Department are closely monitoring COVID-19 outbreaks. With respect to international and domestic travel during this time, the College is providing the following guidance:

• Effective March 10, 2020, all College-sponsored international or domestic travel for staff and students is suspended until further notice. 
  
  
• Prior to personal international or domestic travel, employees must complete the travel disclosure form and submit it to the Office of Compliance and Risk Management. 
  
  
• The College recommends avoiding personal travel to or through any country with a Level 2 or Level 3 designation from the CDC. Currently, the CDC has designated a Level 3 Travel Health Notice for the numerous countries including China, South Korea, Iran and Italy. Consult the CDC website for updates.
  
  
• Members of the College community returning from international travel must follow State of Ohio and CDC Guidance.
  
  Testing before and after travel can reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. Testing does not eliminate all risk, but when paired with a period of staying at home and precautions like wearing masks and social distancing, it can make travel safer by reducing spread on planes, in airports, and at travelers’ destinations.
  
  If you participated in higher-risk activities during your international travel, take the actions listed above AND do the following after travel:
  • Get tested 3-5 days after travel AND stay home for 7 days after travel.
    o Even if you test negative, stay home for the full 7 days.
    o If your test is positive, isolate yourself to protect others from getting infected.
    
    
  • If you don’t get tested, it’s safest to stay home for 10 days after travel.
    
    
  • Avoid being around people who are at increased risk for severe illness for 14 days, whether you get tested or not.
    
    
• The status of some Level 1 and Level 2 countries could change daily. Should designations escalate, employees traveling on their personal time could face mandatory quaratine upon their return.
  
  
• We will update the College community should developments require program cancellations.

Download a printable version of the International and Domestic Travel Guidance.