Self-isolation means you must stay at your home or accommodation and remain separated from others. You can only leave to get medical care (such as a COVID-19 test) or in an emergency. You cannot have visitors.
If you test positive on a rapid antigen test or a PCR test, you are a confirmed COVID-19 case. You must immediately self-isolate for 5 days from the date of your positive test and follow the advice for people testing positive to COVID-19 and managing COVID-19 at home.
The 5-day isolation period commences on 9 September 2022 and applies to people who test positive from that day.
Note: The new isolation period also applies to people who were serving an isolation period immediately prior to 9 September that would have otherwise included 9 September. The isolation period is also reduced to 5 days for those people.
People who test positive to COVID-19 cannot work at certain premises for 7 days after they test positive. For details about these premises, visit Rules for people in NSW.
For more information about how to self-isolate, read the NSW Health Self-Isolation Guidelines.