COVID-19 Case Tracker

Reporting and isolation guidelines 

Reporting: All McMaster students, faculty and staff are reminded to use the self-reporting tool in Mosaic to report a confirmed COVID-19 test result for COVID-19. This tool is confidential and helps the university track confirmed cases on campus and ensure appropriate cleaning and safety protocols are put into place promptly. 

Isolation: In order to come to campus, students and employees must also complete a daily COVID-19 health screening in MacCheck within one hour of any expected arrival and follow the advice the screening tool provides. MacCheck includes questions found in the provincial COVID-19 self-assessment tool which will tell you if you must isolate.  

Vaccination mandate: The university protocols require McMaster students, faculty and staff to upload proof of vaccination to the MacCheck digital tool. Visitors to McMaster should use McMaster’s Safety App to upload proof of vaccination before attending university property. 

Training: All employees and students who have a need to be on campus must also complete a mandatory online training module in advance of attending a McMaster facility. The training link is available on Mosaic. 

Case management and contact tracing efforts by public health units are focused on specific highest risk settings where there is a high risk of person-to-person transmission in a vulnerable population. See here for more details. 

Community members are asked to monitor their own symptoms and alert those who are considered a close contact. 

• Who is a close contact? According to provincial guidance, a close contact is anyone you were less than two metres away from for at least 15 minutes, or multiple shorter lengths of time, without appropriate measures such as masking and / or use of personal protective equipment in the 48 hours before your symptoms began or your positive test result, whichever came first.  
• What this means at McMaster: Wearing a mask is required in all indoor spaces and where physical distancing cannot be maintained outdoors, which means no one should be considered a close contact while in a classroom, lab or studio setting. 

In future, if Public Health were to declare an outbreak at a McMaster location, the university would report the outbreak on this web page and follow Public Health guidance at that time.