Managing COVID-19 at home

The NSW Government wrote this fact sheet. 

When you see the word ‘we’, it means the NSW Government. 

We have written this fact sheet in an easy to 
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If you have COVID-19, you don't have to self-isolate.

But you should stay home if you can, so you don’t infect other people.

Avoid big gatherings and indoor places where it's crowded.

Don’t visit people who might get very sick from COVID-19.

For example, don't visit anyone in:

• hospital
• aged care
• disability care.

A symptom is a sign that you might be sick. You might:

• see symptoms
• feel symptoms.

You might have symptoms including:

• a fever

• a cough

• a sore throat 

• a runny nose.

You might find it hard to breathe.

You might find it hard to breathe.

You might lose your sense of:

• taste
• smell.

There are things you can do to feel better
when you have these symptoms.

You can:

• stay in bed and rest

• take pain medicine, like paracetamol or ibuprofen

• suck on a throat lozenge

• sip water during the day.

If you need extra support for your symptoms, 
you can call:

• your doctor

• NSW Health.

1800 960 933

Call Triple Zero if you:

• can’t breathe

• can’t stand up

• feel pressure or pain in your chest that lasts more than 10 minutes

• feel dizzy or confused.

• When you call Triple Zero, let them know you have COVID-19. 

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You can call the Service NSW 
COVID-19 Helpline.

13 77 88

For more advice on how to stay safe and prevent the spread of respiratory viruses including COVID-19, visit the COVID-19 web page.

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