Hundreds of students' families may face Xmas quarantine

Thursday, 12 November 2020 16:17

By Jason Roberts @ChpsChsGrvy

Chief Minister Howard Quayle says hundreds of returning students may mean a large number of Island families will have to self-isolate at Christmas.

Today, he revealed new rules mean anyone returning to the Island will have to quarantine their entire household from a week today - Thursday, November 19.

Mr Quayle says if people choose to stay in hotels or tourism accommodation, the government will pay up to £250 a week to help out.

But he added a large number of students returning from the UK for Christmas was always going to create problems.

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