Coronavirus: All the information and advice for the Channel Islands in one place

There is so much information and advice that is constantly changing related to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the Channel Islands.

So, we have created this guide to help you navigate through it a little bit easier.

Symptoms, cases, testing & vaccination

• Number of coronavirus cases in the Channel Islands

• Updates on Covid vaccinations in the Channel Islands

Jersey

• More than 100 islanders get their Covid jab at Jersey walk-in centre

• Jersey health minister reassures islanders they will not be forced to have Covid jab

• Coronavirus 'booster' jabs planned for September in Jersey

• Concerns over young people not getting vaccinated in Jersey

• Jersey to offer Covid vaccine walk-in sessions for the first time

• Patient dies at Jersey's General Hospital after contracting Covid-19

• Two thirds of adults in Jersey fully vaccinated

• Weekly lateral flow tests to be offered to employees in Jersey

• Covid-19 outbreak at Jersey's La Moye prison

• Text alerts 'taking longer than usual' to tell Jersey residents they are direct contacts

• Experts warn Jersey Covid cases could reach 500 per day by next week

Guernsey

• Double jabbed travellers to Guernsey to pay for lateral flow tests upon arrival

• Community seeding Covid case found at Guernsey school

• How do I get a vaccine certificate in Guernsey? Your questions answered

• First Covid-19 case identified in Sark

• 'Get in touch for testing' if you were at these Alderney venues

• Schoolchild among 12 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Alderney

• Alderney Hospital and care homes closed to visitors after Covid cases

Lockdown, restrictions & rules

Jersey

• Jersey's 'freedom day' paused until at least September

• Face masks now mandatory again in Jersey

• Several care homes in Jersey could shut to visitors by the end of the week

• Jersey's Freedom Day postponed

• 'We're not locking down': Chief Minister's reassurance to Jersey as cases rise

• Changes to contact tracing system announced in Jersey

• Protest against coronavirus restrictions held in Jersey

Guernsey

• Guernsey's former top medic sues his successor Dr Nicola Brink over self-isolation rules

• Two people fined £3,000 for breaching coronavirus rules in Sark

Health

Jersey

• Work underway to remove Jersey's Nightingale Hospital

• Letters of the Greek Alphabet to replace coronavirus variant names deemed 'stigmatising'

• Calls for better support for Jersey children affected by pandemic

• Lay-by to close for two months as Jersey's Nightingale Wing dismantled

• £190m spent on Jersey's response to Covid

Guernsey

• Guernsey dentists and opticians working extra hours to clear backlog

• Dr Brink urges islanders to record long term effects of Covid

• Former health professionals asked to join Guernsey's vaccination team

• Young islander warns of long-term Covid effects after seven months of symptoms

Travel & Tourism

• Jersey and Guernsey travel guidance by country - use our interactive maps

• Negative PCR result needed before travelling from Jersey to Guernsey

Jersey

• Jersey visitors to France face disruption as vaccine status not recognised

• Jersey medics advised against removing amber category for travel

• Shorter isolation periods for most travellers into Jersey

• Jersey arrivals from red list countries travelling via the UK must isolate for 10 days

• What UK travellers should know about holidaying to Jersey this summer

Guernsey

• Screeching U-turn as Guernsey reverses latest border controls after public outcry

• Fresh changes to Guernsey's travel rules

• Clarity on rules for vaccinated islanders returning to Guernsey from abroad via UK

• Loved ones reunited as Guernsey opens borders to fully vaccinated passengers

• People in Guernsey able to request PCR Covid-19 test prior to travel

• All Guernsey arrivals to pay £25 per Covid test

Businesses & Employment

Jersey

• Staff shortage crises continues in Jersey's hospitality sector

• Jersey business leaders call for more clarity on reconnection plan

• £21.7m paid through Jersey's Co-Funded Payroll in four months

• Hospitality bosses criticise delay to stand-up drinking in Jersey

Guernsey

• Payroll support to be extended to Guernsey businesses affected by self isolation

• 'Critical' point for Guernsey's Petit Train with takings down 98%

• Support for Guernsey visitor accommodation to continue until 2022

Education

• Channel Island students will not sit GCSE, AS and A-Level exams this summer

Jersey

• Teachers' union slams Jersey government for 'reckless' decision to change isolation rules

• Education Minister's message to Jersey teachers amid new rule worries

• GCSE and A-Level students to get results earlier this year

• Lockdown's impact on children's education revealed

Guernsey

• Community seeding Covid case found at Guernsey school

• Guernsey and Alderney students won't take formal exams this year

• Guernsey's government outlines testing plan for education settings

Blog posts

• The dark and sinister world of the anti-vax brigade

• Why Jersey's Freedom Day is far from certain

• Jersey’s Covid omnishambles weekend

• Covid-19 and a healthy coating of Teflon

• The only way is ethics with vaccine passports

• A return to normality?

• I've just had my Covid-19 jab

• As an island community we all have a ‘duty of care’ towards each other

• To mask or not to mask, that is the question

• Do you still notice the signs of our times?

• Covid-19 - The Battle of the Bailiwicks

• Becoming a new mother is hard enough, let alone in lockdown

• Contrary to popular belief, I don’t have any secret insight into all this

• Cancelling plans has been the most stress-relieving thing during lockdown

• The little things make you realise how much our world has changed

• What chemotherapy taught me about self-isolation