All England arrivals to face compulsory 14-day quarantine from Thursday
ALL travellers from England will have to quarantine for 14 days from Thursday, as Covid-19 cases there rise.
The south west and south east regions were the last two English areas to not have Group A status - the highest set by Guernsey.
But at one minute past midnight on Thursday that will change, meaning inbound travellers will need to self-isolate for 14 days.
Overall, just two parts of the UK remain as Group B areas – mid-Wales and the Scottish islands.
However they are on the Group B watch list, which means they could move to Group A at any time.
Travellers from Group B areas can self-isolate for seven days and then have a Covid-19 test. If negative, they are then released into passive surveillance.
However, few - if any - travellers might be expected from these remaining Group B areas of the UK. The Scottish islands for example are hundreds of miles from Guernsey’s transport connections on the English south coast, which will now be Group A from tomorrow.
Outside of the UK, the Isle of Man air bridge remains allowing quarantine-free travel and Aurigny has scheduled routes between the islands over the October half term.
In other changes to the watch list, northern Scotland, Poland, Germany and Bulgaria have all been moved to Group A.
Kyrgyzstan and Liechtenstein have moved from Group B to the Group B watch list.
