ROI COVID-19 Guidance - self-isolation (04)
You will need to self-isolate:
- If you have symptoms of coronavirus
- Before you get tested for coronavirus
- While you wait for test results
- If you have had a positive test result for coronavirus
- If you arrived in Ireland from Brazil or South Africa
- If you are a ‘close contact’ of someone who arrived in Ireland from Brazil or South Africa, who tested positive for COVID-19
- If you are being tested as a ‘close contact‘ and you do not have symptoms of COVID-19, you should restrict your movements. You will only need to self-isolate if you develop symptoms of COVID-19.
Stay indoors and avoid contact with other people. Behave as if you have the virus. People you live with will also have to restrict their movements
Only stop self-isolation when both of these apply to you:
- You have had no fever for 5 days
- It’s been 10 days since you first developed symptoms
