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What to do if you have tested positive to COVID-19?

If you have tested positive for COVID-19, you must immediately:

  • Self-isolate in your home
  • Tell the following people that you have tested positive for COVID-19:
    • people staying at your house
    • friends and other people you have met socially such as friends you had dinner with, people you met up with at a pub or club or social function, either:
      • from 2 days before you got sick until now, or
      • if you had no symptoms, from 2 days before your test until now.
    • your manager at work
    • the head of the education facility you attend or relevant staff member.

You do not have to tell your contacts if you are too unwell, or you feel it is not safe to do so. If you need assistance, call the NSW Health Isolation Support Line on 1800 943 553.

NSW Health will contact you as soon as possible. If you are having severe headaches or dizziness, difficulty breathing or have pain in your chest, call Triple Zero (000) straight away and tell the ambulance staff that you have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Managing COVID-19 at home

If you are under 50 years of age, have had two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and do not suffer from any chronic conditions you can safely manage COVID-19 at home.

To see if you can safely manage COVID-19 at home read Managing COVID-19 safely at home

For more information, book online or call 02 9233 3399 to speak to one of our GPs.

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