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Jersey holidaymakers travelling to, or from, Spain are being warned that they are likely to face two weeks’ compulsory quarantine on their return.
According to government officials, the country is just days away from being designated a ‘red’ country under its travel classification system.
Under Jersey's travel guidance system, countries are generally designated green if they have 0-25 cases per 100,000 people, amber for 25-120, and red for more than 120.
With 115.7 cases per 100,000, Spain is currently ‘amber’, which means that anyone arriving in Jersey after visiting there will have to isolate for a minimum of five days and receive two negative covid tests before being allowed to leave quarantine.
Pictured: Under 'amber', islanders must test negative twice for covid before being able to leave quarantine.
A move to red would mean compulsory self-isolation for a full 14 days – even if they test negative at the border.
This weekend saw several country classifications change.
Denmark, Poland and French Polynesia all moved from green to amber.
Meanwhile, Cape Verde moved from amber to red.
The government said that Cyprus is also likely to change classification in the coming days, with 23.7 covid cases per 100,000.
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