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Returning from the UK will only require one week isolation from today, as category 3 destinations are reintroduced, and the Bailiwick takes another step in relaxing its borders.
The Civil Contingencies Authority has started opening the Bailiwick’s borders, starting with the re-introduction of category 3. It means travellers arriving from category 3 destinations will be tested on day one and seven. Following two negative test results, they will be free to finish their isolation period.
Travellers are then asked to follow ‘passive follow-up rules’ for the subsequent week. This means being vigilant for covid symptoms, not entering the hospital or any care home, and keeping a record of the places they’ve been and the people they’ve met.
Pictured: As of the 21 April, most of the UK and Jersey has been labelled category 3.
The States of Guernsey has published a list of category 3 countries on its website, including the Cayman Islands, the Isle of Man and Japan, among many others.
Category 4 countries and regions remain, with a negative test required on day one and thirteen before travellers can leave self isolation.
The CCA currently intends to introduce category 2 countries from the 14 May, allowing travellers to leave self-isolation as soon as they’ve had their first test come back negative. They will also be required to adhere to passive follow-up rules for 14 days.
Tests will also come with a new cost from the 14 May of £25.
The categories are determined by the prevalence of covid-19 in the population. This means any country (or in the case of travel to the UK, any region) with a prevalence below 100 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 population, which also satisfies other Public Health criteria, can be considered Category 3.
‘Category 2’ destinations, when they return, will require a prevalence of below 30 cases per 100,000.
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