Lateral flow tests given to fully vaccinated Guernsey arrivals

Lateral flow tests will be given to fully vaccinated arrivals from Friday 6 August with a £25 charge coming into effect on Monday 9 August.

This payment will be required for jabbed travellers to be categorised as a 'Blue Channel' traveller, meaning they have travelled from the Common Travel Area (CTA) and have a 14 day travel history only within the CTA.

These passengers will not need to self isolate.

The Civil Contingencies Authority is continuing to strongly recommend that anyone who is not a local resident arranges to take a pre-travel test (either PCR or lateral flow) before coming to the Bailiwick.

Fully vaccinated travellers, in receipt of lateral flow tests on arrival, are asked to take the first test as soon as they arrive home or at their place of accommodation and then every other day.

Anyone who receives a positive result from a self-administered lateral flow test must immediately self-isolate and contact the clinical helpline to book a PCR test.