People travelling to Jersey from Europe and Eurasia must now self-isolate for 14 days under new travel guidance issued by the island’s government
The new advice is effective as of Tuesday 17 March and applies to travellers who arrive in Jersey from these countries via the UK and applies regardless of whether people are displaying flu-like symptoms or not.
The new measure does not apply to essential workers arriving in the island, however, as they should not affect Jersey’s overall containment strategy and they will be needed to keep the island running.
The Chief Minister, Senator John Le Fondré, said, ‘We have not taken this decision lightly, but to protect our community we feel it is right and we feel it is right and proper to put this measure in place.
‘Mainland Europe is now the epicentre of the coronavirus and ensuring that anyone coming to Jersey from Europe and Eurasia self-isolates for 14 days is a prudent approach.’
Residents are advised to only travel off-island if it is truly essential, such as for medical care, to provide care for vulnerable dependents and for essential business that can’t be undertaken remotely by electronic or other means.
Non-essential government business travel has been immediately suspended for all government employees, and people returning from areas which have had an outbreak of Covid-19 have been advised to self-isolate to minimise the risk of spreading the disease. See below.
Arriving from countries that require self-isolation for 14 days
If you have arrived from the following areas you should self-isolate for 14 days, whether or not you have symptoms. This includes travellers who arrive in Jersey from these countries via the UK. It also includes islands which fall under a mainland country:
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Iran
- Republic of Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal (including Madeira)
- Republic of Moldova
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain (including Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera)
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Tenerife
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
Arriving from other affected areas
If you have arrived from the following countries and you develop a fever, cough or difficulty breathing, you should self-isolate and call the helpline on +44 (0) 1534 445566:
- Cambodia
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Laos
- Macau
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- United Kingdom
- Vietnam
Don’t visit your GP or the Emergency Department. If you are very unwell and need an ambulance phone 999 and tell them your symptoms and travel history.
Anyone with symptoms of coronavirus should call the helpline on +44 (0) 1534 445566. The line is open every day from 8am to 8pm.
