Face masks will be mandatory, exercise must happen only once a day and within five kilometres of home, and visits to friends and family will be limited, according to the state government's lockdown contingency plan for Delta.
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Tasmania currently remains COVID-19 free but the plan reveals what a lockdown will look like if the virus was detected in the community.
Premier Peter Gutwein said either the entire state or individual regions could go into an immediate lockdown of three to five days, depending on the advice of Public Health and the particular circumstances of a positive case.
He said the plan would be to "go in hard but come out quickly".
"I want to be absolutely clear about this," he said.
"We are not in lockdown...we are doing everything we possibly can to make sure we don't go into lockdown.
"The plan is to provide information so people can prepare themselves should we unfortunately need to do that.
"We have seen what has happened in other jurisdictions in terms of those who have acted swiftly and those who have taken a longer approach to this.
"We want to make sure we can get on top of this as quickly as we can, to be in a lockdown for three to four days, if we can, and then come out quickly."
The government's "Planning for a Lockdown" information shows that face masks must be worn outside the home at all times by anyone 12 and up.
Stay at home orders will stand for everyone unless activity outside the home falls into the six specified reasons.
This includes shopping for urgent household or medical supplies within a five kilometre radius of their home, attending medical appointments including vaccinations and COVID-19 testings, attending to "essential work", heading to school, exercising or taking care of a vulnerable person.
Visiting is only allowed if it is to support a vulnerable person, to visit someone as part of a "significant relationship", or to visit someone who lives alone.
Indoor and outdoor gatherings are not allowed, weddings can only occur for compassionate reasons, funerals are limited to 10 adult guests, and school is by remote learning unless parents are essential workers.
Public Health director Mark Veitch said the plan took into account interstate and overseas experiences with Delta.
He said stopping the movement of people stopped the spread of disease.
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