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Current Alerts

Public health directions are currently in place for anyone who has been in a COVID-19 affected area of New South Wales.

ACT residents must notify ACT Health of their intention to return.

Non-ACT residents cannot enter unless they have an exemption.

14-day quarantine is required.

Details can be found on the NSW travel page.

From 2pm on Monday 11 January 2021, Greater Brisbane is no longer considered a COVID-19 affected area. For more information, visit the Queensland travel page.

What you need to know

Travelling to or from the ACT

What you need to know.

What you can and can't do

Discover the current restrictions in effect for the ACT.

Quarantine and isolation

If you are returning from a COVID-19 affected area in NSW or from overseas, you must quarantine to keep our community safe.

Changes to restrictions

Symptoms and getting tested

Looking after your mental health

Health Professional Information

Current status

as of 10:45AM AEST, 17/01/2021

Confirmed cases

0 Active

118 Total

Negative test results

151,078

People recovered

115

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Confirmed case information

Latest updates

Latest COVID-19 updates and media releases from the ACT Government

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Case updatesACT reaches 150,000 negative COVID-19 test results

ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman today congratulated the ACT Community and thanked healthcare staff for their hard work.

15 Jan 2021

Case updatesAdvice for those who left quarantine from Greater Brisbane - 11 January 2021

Anyone who had been at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Brisbane since 30 December 2020 urged to immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days.

14 Jan 2021

Case updatesCanberrans urged not to be complacent with travel to NSW

Yesterday travel restrictions from COVID-19 affected areas of NSW were narrowed down to 11 specific Local Government Areas in Sydney.

13 Jan 2021

Case updatesUpdate: changes to COVID-19 affected areas in NSW

There are changes to travel restrictions from COVID-19 affected areas of NSW.

12 Jan 2021

Have a question? Looking for advice. COVID-19 helpline. Call (02) 6207 7444 from 8am-8pm daily. Access Canberra Business Liaison Line. Call (02) 6205 0900 to discuss your business needs.