Restricting movements

Restricting your movements means staying at home and avoiding contact with other people for 14 days. You can still exercise outside by yourself, so long as you have no symptoms of COVID-19 and keep a distance of 2 metres from other people.

If you are travelling from a non-designated state, please see our travel advice.

You must restrict your movements if you:

• have been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19
• live with someone who has symptoms of COVID-19, but you feel well

• stay at home for 14 days
• don’t go to work, school, college or use public transport
• don’t have visitors to your home, and don’t visit other people
• don’t go shopping; order groceries online or ask family or friends to drop them to your door
• don't use public transport, taxis or similar transport methods
• you can go outside to go for a walk, run or ride your bike, but you must keep a distance of 2 metres from others

If you are caring for someone who has COVID-19 who can’t self-isolate at home, such as a child, an older person or someone with disabilities, you should restrict your movements for 17 days.

Learn more about supports available to you.