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Whether you <\/span>on<\/span>-campus attending classes or working at the local Kwik-Trip, you might <\/span>be worried<\/span> about having close contact with others.\u00a0However, there are certain criteria or situations that qualify contact as “close.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Close contact is defined as being <\/span><\/span>within <\/span>six<\/span><\/strong> feet<\/strong> of a confirmed case<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>for at least 15 minutes<\/span><\/span><\/strong> over a 24-hour period, <\/span><\/span>regardless <\/strong><\/span>o<\/span>f if a mask was worn<\/span><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span> Once you have been in close contact with someone, that means you have been <\/span><\/span>exposed<\/span><\/span> to COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Often<\/span>, you<\/span>\u2019<\/span>ll be notified by the individual who has become ill<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span> you<\/span>\u2019<\/span>ve been <\/span>exposed<\/span>.\u00a0B<\/span>ut what <\/span>all<\/span> consists<\/span> of being in close contact<\/span> besides being next to someone <\/span>sick <\/span>for 15 <\/span>minutes<\/span>?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”What is NOT considered close contact?” admin_label=”Not CC” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/healthservices\/askanurse.asp” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Ask-A-Nurse” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row #1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”What IS 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