Need an interpreter?
Phone the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450 and tell them your language. Tell the interpreter your name and that you’re calling the Tasmanian Department of Health 1800 671 738.
Phone your doctor or the Public Health Hotline (1800 671 738) if:
- you feel unwell with a fever, cough, sore throat or shortness of breath, and
- you have recently travelled outside Tasmania or had contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19.
- Tell them about your symptoms and recent travel.
The Australian Government COVID-19 translated resources cover health, employment, education and general community information.
The SBS Coronavirus multi-lingual portal has content in 63 languages.
The Migration Council Australia's MyAus COVID-19 app is a free resource for Australia's culturally and linguistically diverse communities about COVID-19, its impact and available support.
Tasmanian Government translated resources
How to get tested for COVID-19 (fact sheet)
| English | Dari | Persian | Nepali |
| Oromo | Simplified Chinese | Arabic |
Australian Government translated resources
| Amharic | Arabic | Burmese | Dari |
| German | Greek | Hakka Chin | Hazaragi |
| Italian | Karen | Nepali | Persian |
| Simplified Chinese | Tigrinya |
Australian Red Cross translated resources
Simple steps to reduce the risk of COVID-19 for yourself and others (fact sheet)
| Amharic | Arabic | Burmese | Dari |
| Nepali | Karen | Hakka Chin | Hazaragi |
| Oromo | Persian | Tigrinya |
Migrant Resource Centre (Tasmania) translated resources
Social distancing (fact sheet)
| Amharic | Arabic | Burmese | Dari |
| Haka Chin | Hazaragi | Karen | Nepali |
| Oromo | Persian | Tigrinya |
Social distancing (Audio)
| Amharic | Arabic | Dari | Hazaragi |
| Karen | Nepali | Oromo | Persian |
| Tigrinya |