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Direct contacts of positive travellers (FOI)

Direct contacts of positive travellers (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Government of Jersey and published on 14 August 2020.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

​Request

A

Since borders re-opened, how many close contacts to travellers have had to self-isolate as a result of their fellow travellers testing positive?

B

And how many close contacts in the community (family, friends and so on) have had to self-isolate as a result of travellers testing positive?

C

Do all those contacts have to self-isolate for 14 days or are they offered a test before the 14 days is complete?

Response

A

63 direct contacts have been identified as a result of travelling in close proximity to a positive through the safer travel policy as at 30 July 2020.

B

27 direct contacts have been identified as a result of the positive traveller in the community as at 30 July 2020.

C

All direct contacts of a positive individual are required to self-isolate in line with government guidelines, which are available on www.gov.je and enter the testing programme for direct contacts.

Isolation if you have recently travelled to Jersey 

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