Protect yourself from COVID-19
Everybody is at risk of getting COVID-19. For most people, they will only develop mild illness and recover easily, but others may develop severe sickness.
To protect yourself, your family and the community from getting COVID-19 you must maintain good hygiene and practice social distancing (also called physical distancing).
Preventing COVID-19
Do
- Stay home if you are sick.
- Get tested if you have any COVID-19 symptoms.
- Wash your hands often using soap and water or hand sanitiser.
- Sneeze or cough into your arm or a tissue. Put the tissue in the bin.
- Wear a face mask when you can't socially distance or whenever face masks are required.
- Get vaccinated.
Do not
- Go near people if you are coughing or sneezing.
People most at risk of serious illness
Some people are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19. People need to take extra steps to protect themselves and those most at risk.
Those at greatest risk are:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people in remote communities
- older people, including those living in aged care facilities
- people with certain medical conditions
- people with disability.
Face masks
See Face masks.
Parents and children
See Children, young people and parents.