Information in my Language

Translating and interpreting service

Phone: 13 14 50
When calling a Government organisation the interpreting service is free. There may be a fee for other calls, if in doubt please ask if the service will be free.

Information on Masks

Visit: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/translated/topic-mask.aspx

Department of Health translate COVID Vaccine resources

Visit: https://cloud.loteagency.com.au/doh-vaccine-resources

COVID-19 Community Videos by Bilingual Community Educators (BCEs):

Important message on COVID-19 from NSW

English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmzmaKSf7A0
Arabic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C6niSQos6Q
Dinka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDj-4uzYfZo
Hazaragi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJlRiI8-qiU
Indonesian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8QCmcqMTpg
Swahili: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jwLOltsy0s

What you need to know about COVID-19 Video

Hazaragi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42PotvNi6h0

Physical Distancing Video Messages by Bilingual Health Workers

Cantonese – Physical Distancing Video Message: https://vimeo.com/430225149/ddf13c30e2
Mandarin – Physical Distancing Video Message: https://vimeo.com/430225130/b810aba47e
Filipino – Physical Distancing Video Message: https://vimeo.com/430225097/ff4b39f63d
Kurdish – Physical Distancing Video Message: https://vimeo.com/427964896/0c12f20b24

NSW Multicultural Health Communication Services

Feeling unwell? Avoid large family gatherings and get tested immediately

If you’re part of a large, extended family, staying away can be the greatest act of love. COVID-19 testing clinic information. Social media graphics are available in 13 languages: Arabic, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Italian, Sinhalese, Somali, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.

Help protect your family from COVID-19 – Animated Graphics

Social media animated graphics with COVID-19 testing information to protect your family are available in 15 languages: Arabic, Armenian, Bangla, English, Filipino, Greek, Indonesian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Nepali, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese.

Getting tested at a COVID-19 testing clinic is safe

Social media graphics about getting tested at a COVID-19 clinic are available in 37 languages: Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Bangla, Burmese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Filipino, French, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kurdish-Kurmanji, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Maltese, Mongolian, Nepali, Portuguese, Polish, Punjab, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Tongan, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.

Testing at public COVID-19 clinics is free

No Medicare card is required to get tested at a public COVID-19 clinic. You must self-isolate until you get your results. Social media graphics are available in 37 languages: Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Bangla, Burmese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Filipino, French, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kurdish-Kurmanji, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Maltese, Mongolian, Nepali, Portuguese, Polish, Punjab, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tamil, Tongan, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.

COVID-19 symptoms and testing posters

If you have symptoms such as a scratchy/sore throat, cough, unexplained fever or shortness of breath, you should be tested for tested for COVID-19. Call your GP or visit a COVID-19 clinic. Posters available in 44 languages: Arabic, Assyrian, Farsi, Urdu, Armenian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Bangla, Nepali, Punjabi, Tamil, Burmese, Karen, Swahili, Tibetan, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Korean, Vietnamese, Dari, Khmer, Kurdish, Kurmanji, Dinka, Kirundi, Samoan, Tongan, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Polish, and Indonesian, Japanese, Mongolian, Thai.

Help us stop the spread posters

Help us stop the spread of COVID-19 between people. Hygiene posters available in 40 languages: Arabic, Assyrian, Farsi, Urdu, Armenian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Bangla, Nepali, Punjabi, Tamil, Burmese, Karen, Swahili, Tibetan, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Korean, Vietnamese, Dari, Khmer, Kurdish, Kurmanji, Dinka, Kirundi, Samoan, Tongan, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Polish and Indonesian, Japanese, Mongolian, Thai.

Look after your mental health during COVID-19 posters

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you can talk to a trained counsellor any time by calling the Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Line: 1800 512 348. For a free telephone interpreter, call 131 450. Posters available in 37 languages: Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Bangla, Burmese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, French, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish-Kurmanji, Lao, Macedonian, Mongolian, Nepali, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.

Brochure – just got tested for COVID-19?

Brochure available in 19 languages: Arabic, Burmese, Croatian, English, Farsi, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Karen, Kirundi, Macedonian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Turkish and Vietnamese.

Physical Distancing and COVID-19 information videos

COVID-19 preventative video information available in 11 languages: Arabic, Cantonese, Dinka, Filipino, Hazaragi, Indonesian, Karen, Kurdish, Mandarin, and Swahili.

Launch of WeChat – Health Resources in Chinese

The NSW Multicultural Health Communication Services has launched a new WeChat platform for Chinese-Australian community members to access the latest NSW Health information in-language, available as online posts.

Follow the MHCS WeChat via the QR code to access health news in Chinese.