Consultation will remain to be online, through the Thomasian Online Medical Services and Support (ThOMedSS) portal.
Consultation is open from Mondays to Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 12 n.n.
You may seek medical help from the UST Hospital’s Emergency Room/Treatment Room for evaluation and management.
COVID-19 symptoms may include any or a combination of the following:
A Suspect Case refers to a person who is presenting with any of the following conditions:
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Source: Department of Health Memorandum No. 2020-0189 Updated Guidelines on Contact Tracing of Close Contacts of Confirmed Coronavirus Disease Covid-19 Cases dated April 17, 2020
AÂ Probable Case refers to a Suspect Case who fulfills any of the following conditions:
Source: Department of Health Memorandum No. 2020-0189 Updated Guidelines on Contact Tracing of Close Contacts of Confirmed Coronavirus Disease Covid-19 Cases dated April 17, 2020
A Confirmed Case refers to any individual, irrespective of presence or absence of clinical signs and symptoms, who was laboratory confirmed for COVID-19 in a test conducted at the national reference laboratory, a subnational reference laboratory, and/or DOH-certified laboratory testing facility.
Source: Department of Health Memorandum No. 2020-0189 Updated Guidelines on Contact Tracing of Close Contacts of Confirmed Coronavirus Disease Covid-19 Cases dated April 17, 2020
The University strictly complies with the data privacy provisions of the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act, the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and related issuances of the National Privacy Commission.
Those with COVID-19 symptoms must strictly go on mandatory home quarantine from the onset of the latest symptoms, which may include:
If symptoms persist on Day 5 of the quarantine, a COVID-19 RT-PCR test must be done.
Go to the emergency room for evaluation and assessment should your symptoms worsen or progress.
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If symptoms persist but do not progress after 14 days, additional quarantine is recommended until the patient becomes asymptomatic for at least three days, provided that the COVID-19 RT-PCR test result is negative.