Friday 26 February 2021
The Civil Contingencies Authority has agreed today that Alderney should move to Stage 2 of the exit from lockdown on Tuesday 2nd March.
Alderney has only seen one case of COVID-19 and the individual has since recovered. As was reflected at the time, the case was one where contact tracers established that there were no further contacts and it presented very little risk.
If the situation remains as it is in Alderney over the following week, it is expected the Island will then move to Stage 3 on Tuesday 9th March.
Sark, where there have so far been no cases of COVID-19 identified, moved to Stage 2 yesterday and provided its situation does not change, will move to Stage 3 on Thursday 4th March.
Both Sark and Alderney continue to require travellers from Guernsey to observe 14 days self-isolation when they arrive. Both are also asking private boaters in Guernsey to be aware that this means they cannot visit Sark or Alderney at this current time.
Alderney States Member Bill Abel, who represents the States of Alderney on the Civil Contingencies Authority, said:
"We are fortunate to be in a position where we currently have no active cases of COVID-19, and we have not seen a new case since that single case was cleared a week ago. So the CCA and the States of Alderney are agreed that it's entirely appropriate for Alderney to move forward through its exit from lockdown."
