If you have been told you are a close contact of someone with COVID-19:
- self-isolate for 7 days from the time you last had contact with the COVID-19 positive person
- get a nose and throat (PCR) test at a testing clinic straight away and again on day 6
- leave self-isolation after 7 days if your test on day 6 is negative, you feel well and you have had no further contact with a COVID-19 positive person
- for the following 7 days, work from home if you can and do not attend a high-risk setting (healthcare, aged care, disability care and correctional facilities) even if it is your place of work
- get tested again on day 12.
If you have previously recovered from COVID-19, you will still be considered a close contact and will need to self-isolate, test and follow the advice below.
