If you test positive for COVID-19 you must self-isolate for 7 days. This helps stops the spread to others around you and the wider community.
If you live with whānau, all your household members will also need to self-isolate for 7 days and follow the guidelines here on how to self-isolate together safely.
Starting your self-isolation
You must begin your self-isolation from whichever of these dates came first:
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Ending your self-isolation
The day you can continue your normal activities, including work, is called Day 8.
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You and your whānau can exercise outdoors in your neighbourhood (but not at a swimming pool or gym or other communal area).
You must physically distance from other people but you do not need to wear a mask.
Stick to gentle, familiar exercise. Do not take on new or risky activities that may lead to a need for you to be rescued.
Continue to take your normal medications as usual. If you need any medication, contact your GP or pharmacy and tell them you are in home isolation. Ask them to send your prescription to a pharmacy, who will deliver it to you for free.
If a new person in your house gets COVID-19, but you have already had it yourself in the last 3 months (90 days), you are not required to isolate again as a household contact.
If it has been more than 3 months (90 days) since you had COVID-19, and someone in your house tests positive for COVID-19, you should isolate again as a household contact.
Call the COVID-19 Healthline 0800 358 5453 (24 hours 7 days a week) and always call 111 in an emergency.
There are other support options and resources available that can help you and your whānau during this time.