Last night the government announced that Oldham and Bracknell Forest will be added to what they term the ’emergency brake’ list from Sunday 6 June. That now includes 36 areas of the UK. It’s believed concerns over the more transmissible Delta variant of covid is the reason behind the increasing concern.
Those red classifications will remain for at least two weeks.
Pictured: the new list of ‘red’ areas in the uk.
Travellers from those areas have to take a PCR test on arrival, and then again on days 5 and 10 of their isolation – they can only leave isolation once they receive a negative result from the day 10 test.
For countries with a direct flight connection with Jersey, which includes Madeira and Mallorca, the island sets its own classifications. Madeira is currently classed as amber, and Mallorca is still green.
If there is no direct flight from Jersey, then the island follows the UK Joint Biosecurity Centre traffic light system. Yesterday, it emerged that the UK planned to move both Portugal and Madeira up from green to amber status, from 04:00 on the 8 June.
Jersey’s rules are that if you arrive in the island from a green or amber zone, then as long as you have had two covid vaccinations at least two weeks ago – known as ‘green light status’ – then you need to take a PCR test when you arrive, but there is no need to isolate.
For all other passengers, if they are arriving from a green area they are required undertake a PCR test on arrival (day 0) and day 8, and must isolate until they receive a negative result from their day 0 test.
If they come from an amber area, then they are required to undertake a PCR test on arrival (day 0), day 5 and day 10, and must isolate until they receive a negative result from their day 5 test.