Staying Safe Off-Campus During COVID

You can help reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 through your own actions, and by encouraging other students to do the same, both on and off-campus. Everyone is safer when we all work together to protect each other.

Here are some things you can do to protect yourself, and to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, while living off-campus in Bloomington:

• Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, for at least 20 seconds. If water is not available, use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.
• Avoid contact with people who are sick.
• Stay home if you are sick and avoid close contact with others.
• If you think you might have COVID-19 and don’t know what to do, or have questions about symptoms, here is some medical guidance.
• Cover your mouth and nose with your elbow or a tissue when coughing or sneezing, and immediately dispose of the used tissue.
• The mask mandate in the State of Indiana, Monroe County and on the IU Bloomington campus was lifted on March 4, 2022. Individuals need to take responsibility and make personal decisions about what level of risk is right for them and their family.
  
  • One-way masking
  • Voluntarily report getting boosted
  • Indiana University
  • CDC
• Practice physical distancing by staying 6 feet apart from others. IU provides tips on ways to practice physical distancing. 
• Stay on top of the latest COVID updates and information from the City of Bloomington:
  • Bloomington, IN COVID-19 Updates 
  • COVID-19 Welcome to Bloomington Guide
• Check out this Roommate Discussion Guide to help you live safely with your off-campus roommates during the pandemic