Jersey added to Guernsey travel 'watchlist'

Thursday 08 October 2020

Jersey people travelling to Guernsey appear set for two weeks of quarantine after the island was added to a 'watchlist'.

Currently, those travelling from Jersey only need to isolate for a week, so long as their day seven test results come back negative.

However, amid a spike in covid cases over the past week, the States of Guernsey has moved it onto a 'watchlist'.

Any jurisdictions on the watchlist could move to Group A (high risk regions) with little notice.

Pictured: Everywhere in the UK and Ireland is now in Group A under Guernsey's travel restrictions due to rising virus cases, with the sole exception of The Isle of Man. 

In order to be considered high-risk, the region must have a published prevalence of greater than 30 cases per 100,000 for seven consecutive days. The jurisdictions are placed in the watchlist for that time and if by day seven the number hasn't dropped below 30, they will move to Group A.

Jersey currently has 41 confirmed cases of covid.

For further information on Guernsey's travel restrictions, click HERE.