Stay home and get tested for COVID-19 if you have any cold or flu-like symptoms, no matter how mild. Fast detection of COVID-19 cases will help reduce spread in the community. It’s important to get tested even if you are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccinations. You can call the Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738 to request a free test or call your own GP for further advice.

Read more about testing for COVID-19.

The best protection against complications of COVID-19, including hospitalisation, ICU admission and death, is to be up to date with your COVID-19 vaccinations.

The older you are, particularly if you have medical conditions, the more likely you are to get complications of COVID-19, and the more important it is that you get your boosters.

All people in Tasmania, aged five years and over can get vaccinated for free. Vaccination is also available to children aged from 6 months to less than 5 years who have significant medical conditions and/or disabilities.

If you have questions about vaccination, speak with your usual GP or healthcare provider. You can book an appointment at participating GPs and pharmacies. Find out more about vaccination and how to book online.

Face masks help protect you and the people around you from the spread of infectious droplets from diseases like COVID-19 and flu.

Even when case numbers are low COVID-19 and flu can be circulating in the community and some people will always be at a higher risk of severe disease.

Wearing a mask can help protect those at risk and they should consider wearing a face mask in public or crowded places to keep themselves safe.

Everyone should respect the decision of others to wear a mask.

Some businesses may still require masks to be worn as part of their COVID safety measures.

See face masks for more information and keep a mask with you and ready to use when needed.

If you have COVID-19, cold or flu-like symptoms do not attend high risk settings such as health facilities, residential aged care facilities, other residential care facilities, and correctional facilities.

These are all places where there are people at risk of severe illness, or the risk of an outbreak is high.

Help protect people at risk of severe disease by not attending these settings if you have any symptoms of COVID-19, even mild.

As a business, it is important to review your risk assessment to reflect the current level of COVID-19 in the community.

It is important to note that the level of community transmission and associated level of risk can change quickly so it is recommended businesses regularly check the latest updates.

Keep staff informed of their risk and measures they can take to protect themselves and their colleagues.

Follow best practice guidelines for your workplace.

Handwashing, sanitising and physical distancing all help reduce the risk of COVID-19.

Wash your hands often with soap and warm water. Use alcohol-based hand sanitiser when out and about. Do it before and after eating, when you arrive at, or leave a venue and as soon as you return home.

By covering your coughs and sneezes with a tissue you can help reduce the virus spreading. Dispose of used tissues and then wash or sanitise your hands.

Try to stay at least 1.5 metres away from others when you can. The more space there is between you and other people, the harder it is for the virus, and germs generally, to move from one person to another. Read more about physical distancing.

Some people who test positive for COVID-19 are more at risk of becoming seriously ill and needing hospital care. There are now medications (known as antivirals) that are available for people at higher risk. If you are eligible, you will need to get antivirals quickly after testing positive for COVID-19.

Taken as soon as possible, antivirals reduce the risk of hospitalisation and complications of COVID-19.

People at risk of severe disease should talk to their healthcare provider to have a plan in place to access testing, and then treatment if they test positive for COVID-19.

Find out more about eligibility, risk factors and antiviral medications.

If you are a case of COVID-19 you must isolate for at least seven  days* and advise your close contacts of your positive result. If your RAT is positive, you must register this result with Public Health at coronavirus.tas.gov.au. If you test positive on a PCR test, the laboratory will notify Public Health.

If you are a close contact of a case of COVID-19, follow these rules.

*The seven day isolation requirement will be reduced to five days from Friday 9 September. For latest information view information for positive cases.

The risk of spread of COVID-19 is higher in a poorly ventilated space. Opening windows and leaving doors open in hallways and corridors allows fresh air into a room. Consider mechanical equipment that may increase airflow.

Find out more about ventilation here.

Although the risk level is currently LOW to MODERATE, COVID-19 is still present and circulating in Tasmania.

If you are organising an event, it is recommended you continue to promote COVID-Safe behaviours.

Ensure indoor spaces are well ventilated and, if possible, provide access to outdoor spaces within the event space.

Find out more about gatherings, density and physical distancing.

The Department of Health publishes regular data from across the state of Tasmania to keep Tasmanians informed about COVID-19.

The current risk of COVID-19 in the community is LOW to MODERATE.

COVID-safe behaviours remain an important part of taking care of each other. We all need to play our part to protect ourselves from COVID-19 and take care of the people around us.

View the latest Tasmanian COVID-19 statistics.