Community Policy & Procedure for COVID-19

The Board of Directors of the Young Adult Missional Movement have prepared these guidelines to help young adults participating in the year long program prepare for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) and related issues. 

Please keep in mind that the situation is rapidly evolving. Additional information about COVID‐ 19 is available and consistently updated from the following sources:   

Introduction

​COVID‐19 is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. A novel coronavirus called SARS‐CoV2 is the cause of COVID‐19 and the outbreak was first recognized in China in December 2019. The clinical spectrum of COVID‐19 ranges from mild disease with non‐specific signs and symptoms of acute respiratory illness to severe pneumonia with respiratory failure and septic shock.*

Frequently reported signs and symptoms include fever, cough, myalgia or fatigue, and shortness of breath at illness onset. The fever course among patients with COVID‐19 is not fully understood; it may be prolonged and intermittent. Sore throat has also been reported in some patients early in the clinical course. Less commonly reported symptoms include sputum production, headache, hemoptysis, and diarrhea.   The incubation period is estimated at approximately 5 days (95% confidence interval, 4 to 7 days). Some studies have estimated a wider range for the incubation period. Data for human infection with other coronaviruses (e.g., MERSCoV, SARS‐CoV) suggest that the incubation period may range from 2‐14 days. There have also been reports of asymptomatic infection with COVID‐19​.

Before arrival:
  • Get a test and a negative result before traveling to YAMM house. 

Upon arrival: 
  • Stay in your room for 10‐14 days. Masks are to be worn in common areas.
  • On day 5 and day 8 you are to get tested, if negative the quarantine is lifted (Note the time to receive results may vary)
  • Connect over video only.
  • During this time of quarantine, you are to stay at home and not leave the house unless it is to get tested. We will use video chats for training and community building.

During the year: 
  • One person per room
  • Complete Contact Tracing form daily, to include ALL interactions.
  • Daily cleaning and disinfecting are an important part of reducing the risk of exposure to COVID‐19
    • Surfaces frequently touched throughout the house by multiple people, such as door handles, desks, phones, light switches, and faucets, should be cleaned and disinfected at least daily.
    • Shared bathrooms are especially critical for regular sanitizing
  • The YAMM office will get a copy of the site COVID and other safety protocols, written in an email at a minimum.  
  • As soon as the weather temperatures allow, the AC should be shut off and windows opened. Even if it’s just nighttime temperatures, fresh air should be circulated as often as possible.  
  • Determine your “Bubble” Who is in your inner circle?  Your bubble is a cluster of people besides your housemates, with whom you spend safe close time. This group of friends have committed to keeping one another safe.  These are people outside your co‐workers. Your bubble shouldn’t be bigger than 6, otherwise it increases exposure and defeats the purpose. 

Travel:
  • Until further notice, you are asked NOT to travel. If permission on a case‐by‐case basis is approved, you will need to quarantine for a minimum of 10‐14 days at your own expense upon your return, then be tested. Proof of (2) negative tests is required.

Daily practices:
  • Wear your mask.
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
  • Take temperature daily, either at work or home. Record it daily.  
  • Leave shoes at the front door. 
  • Remove clothing and shower upon arrival.
  • Wear cloth face covering and social distancing (specifically, staying 6 feet away from others when you must go into a shared space). 
  • Clean your hands often, soap and water for 20 seconds is the recommended best method. If you can’t wash your hands, use hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol, rubbing your hands together until they’re dry.  Hand washing! Hand washing! Hand washing!
  • Stay home when sick.

Communicating and reporting to YAMM Director:
  • Possibly exposed.
  • If any contacts have tested positive.  
  • Provide testing results and dates.
  • Provide the Daily Temperature Chart and the Contact Tracing form.
  • The YAMM Director will help guide further reporting and further procedures such as cleaning, testing, and quarantining.

What happens if a YAMM Fellow:
  • Is possibly exposed –  
    • You and your housemates must quarantine as determined by your worksite. We have reviewed and approved your worksite’s protocol.
    • Notify the YAMM Director.  
    • Go for first round of testing. Retest as directed by YAMM Director.
  • Tests positive/no symptoms yet:
    • Notify the YAMM Director.
    • You and your housemates must quarantine which may require you to quarantine in your bedroom at your house until you have (2) negative test results. Each house has created a quarantine guideline to keep everyone safe. Please follow guideline.  
    • Your housemates must quarantine until they provide negative test results.
    • Go for re‐testing between 3‐4 days after receiving the result. 
  • Actually, has symptoms:
  • You get really sick with what you think is COVID: 
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