Latest Covid-19 guidance for testing, self-isolating and reporting

Please be aware that this information was shared with students by email and correct at the time of sending. For the latest Covid-19 guidance, please visit our coronavirus webpages: www.wlv.ac.uk/coronavirus. If you are a student who has a query or needs support, please log a helpcall with ASK@WLV in e:Vision (www.wlv.ac.uk/evision).

Before returning to campus, please familiarise yourself with the updated guidance for Covid-19 testing, self-isolating and reporting.

Symptom-free testing

Following the national government guidance, all students should take a test at home with a lateral flow device (LFD) test kit or at an in-person facility before returning to the University.

Once you've returned to campus, you should continue to test regularly, every three to four days. Test results should be reported online to NHS Test and Trace whether positive, negative or void.

From Tuesday, 11 January, people who receive a positive lateral flow test result will be required to self-isolate immediately and not take a confirmatory PCR test. This is a temporary measure while Covid-19 rates remain high across the UK.

More information is available on our Covid-19 Symptom-free testing webpage.

Please be aware that if you are experiencing coronavirus symptoms you should book a PCR test (a test sent off to a lab). 

Self-isolating if you test positive

Anyone who receives a positive test result should self-isolate for ten days. After six days, you may leave self-isolation if you receive two negative lateral flow test results, 24 hours apart on days five and six. The day of your positive test result is day zero.

If you develop symptoms while you're self-isolating, the ten days restart from when your symptoms started.

Visit the NHS How long to self-isolate webpage for more information. 

Covid-19 reporting procedure

Students and staff who receive a positive result from a lateral flow or PCR test should email: Covid-19help@wlv.ac.uk as soon as possible to inform our Health and Safety team. Please include your name, student number and a contact telephone number.

Once you have sent your email, you will receive an auto-response that contains a link to complete our online reporting form. The form should be completed straightaway.

More information and guidance is available on our Covid-19 Reporting Procedure webpage.