Hip Wah is committed to following State and Alameda County Health Department guidelines to run its summer program. ​Hip Wah will continue to monitor guidelines and will develop protocols based on youth program requirements established by the county. We will also utilize protocols established by our host location. 

 

In early 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated the Isolation Guidance for people testing positive for COVID-19, and it focuses on a symptoms-based approach. Here are the isolation and masking protocols that families must follow should their camper test positive for COVID-19:

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When symptomatic, keep your camper home for a minimum of 24 hours from the day of symptom onset. They may then return to camp:

• If they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications AND

• They are feeling better, AND 

• Their symptoms are mild and improving

 

When asymptomatic:

• If asymptomatic, campers may return to camp immediately, but must wear a mask for ten days following the positive test. If symptoms develop later, they must stay home and isolate for a minimum of 24 hours, and can return when they meet the criteria for symptomatic people above.

 

For masking: Campers must continue to mask indoors around others for 10 days after the onset of symptoms or positive test (if asymptomatic). The symptom onset date or positive test date (if asymptomatic) is Day 0. This masking guidance applies to campers, Aides, and staff, with the exception that campers and Aides may remove their masks prior to the end of the ten-day period if they have two negative antigen tests at least one day apart.

 

Please note that as an employer, Hip Wah is required by Cal/OSHA regulations to track COVID cases and notify staff of exposure. It is therefore important that staff and families continue to notify us of positive cases through at: covidinfo@hipwah.org