Below are a few links to help you find testing options.  的 best way to find a Covid-19 testing site is to check with your local or state department of 健康.  Below are a few of the links for the surrounding states.   

Please stay 健康y 和 continue to follow the 四大公共卫生支柱.

http://www.phila.gov/covid-testing-sites/

http://covid19.nj.gov/pages/testing

http://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-testing

http://coronavirus.delaware.gov/testing/

http://健康.马里兰.gov / covid /页面/违约.aspx

1. 指 美国疾病控制与预防中心的指导 in order to underst和 what your test result means 和 what kind of test you obtained.
2. If you experience symptoms of COVID-19, you should 立即开始隔离, but you do not need to seek emergency medical care. 请参阅 疾病预防控制中心网站 查看可能的症状列表. 
   1. Seek emergency medical care immediately if you are experiencing 更严重的症状，包括以下内容.
      • 呼吸困难
      • Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
      • 新的困惑
      • Inability to wake or stay awake
      • 嘴唇或脸发青
   2. Call 911 or call ahead to your local emergency facility 和 notify them that you may have COVID-19.
3. 与他人隔离 even if your symptoms are very mild. While the test is a useful diagnostic tool, the most important step you can take is to stop the spread of the disease. 呆在家里 except to get emergency medical care 和 do not interact with other individuals. 的 updated Respiratory Virus Guidance (Including COVID-19) recommends that people stay home 和 away from others until at least 24 hours after both their symptoms are getting better overall, 和 they have not had a fever (和 are not using fever-reducing medication). Note that depending on the length of symptoms, 这段时间可以更短, 相同的, or longer than the previous guidance for COVID-19.  You can leave isolation when your symptoms are improving 和 you are fever free for 24 hours.  You should wear a mask until 10 days after your tested positive or when your symptoms began.  
4. If you tested positive outside of Temple Student or Employee Health, go to 患者健康门户 和:
   • Upload a copy of your COVID-19 test results.
5. Once you upload your positive test, you will receive a message from Student 和 Employee Health 服务 with instructions. 

1. If you have symptoms, test immediately.

   • 如果你是 only going to take a single test, a PCR test will provide a more reliable negative test result.

   • 如果你用抗原测试, 阳性结果是可靠的, it means you have Covid-19 infection, but a negative test is not always accurate.

   • To be confident you do not have COVID-19, FDA建议, 2 negative antigen tests for individuals with symptoms or 3 antigen tests for those 没有 symptoms, 相隔48小时.

2. If you experience symptoms of COVID-19, you should also 立即开始隔离，请参阅 疾病预防控制中心网站 查看可能的症状列表. 
   1. Seek emergency medical care immediately if you are experiencing 更严重的症状，包括以下内容.
      • 呼吸困难
      • Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
      • 新的困惑
      • Inability to wake or stay awake
      • 嘴唇或脸发青
   2. Call 911 or call ahead to your local emergency facility 和 notify them that you may have COVID-19
3. 与他人隔离 even if you have not yet received a COVID-19 test. While the test is a useful diagnostic tool, the most important step you can take is to stop the spread of the disease. 呆在家里 except to seek emergency medical care 和 do not interact with other individuals. You will need to isolate until your symptoms are improving 和 for at least 24 hours after the resolution of fever 和 other symptoms 没有 the use of fever-reducing medication.  You should continue to wear a mask for an additional 5 days.  

1. A 密切接触者 is defined as being closer than six feet, for equal to or greater than 15 minutes to a person who has tested positive for or is presumed to have COVID-19 in a 24 hour period. 如果你是 identified as a 密切接触者 or identify yourself as a 密切接触者, it does not mean that you will develop symptoms for or test positive for COVID-19, but you most closely monitor yourself for the onset of symptoms. While being identified or self-identifying as a 密切接触者 is not an emergency, 本身, it is very important that you take steps immediately to monitor your symptoms, get tested 和 limit interaction with those who are at high risk of severe disease.
2. 如果你是 经历的症状 for COVID-19, please refer to the guidance above 和 begin isolation.
3. 根据CDC指南, 密切接触者s of a known COVID-19 positive case should obtain a test five days following the last day of exposure to the positive case. Getting tested earlier greatly increases the chances that the test is not accurate 和 could be a false negative.  If using rapid at home antigen tests, we recommend testing on day 5 和 taking a 2nd test 48 hours later.