David Maxime (29) and 32-year-old Margarita Farfan were each ordered to pay £800 after admitting breaking a two-week quarantine period by going out shopping days after returning to Jersey from Luxembourg.
The couple, who were sentenced in the Magistrate’s Court this week, were caught during a spot-check by a States police officer.
Following the hearing, Caroline Maffia, strategic lead for the Contact Tracing Monitoring and Enforcement Team, said that those who flout the rules were putting others at risk.
The warning comes after officials in the UK urged people to follow isolation and social-distancing regulations following a sharp rise in cases in recent days.
Mrs Maffia said: ‘While the vast majority of people are sticking to the rules and self-isolating when they are required to, it is disappointing to see that there are some who have ignored the rules.
‘The court has made it clear that by going shopping when you should be self-isolating you are putting other people at risk, and it will not be tolerated.
‘It is important to know that when you decide to travel, there may be changes in classifications while you are away and you may have to self-isolate when you return home.
‘It is only by following these rules that we will keep infection rates low and stop the virus spreading throughout the community.’
More than 3,000 checks have been made on Islanders who should be self-isolating under Covid-19 restrictions since the launch of an enhanced Monitoring and Enforcement Team at the beginning of August.
Under Jersey’s traffic-light travel system, people returning from red-category jurisdictions are offered a test on arrival and have to isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.
Those coming from ‘amber’ countries or regions are offered a test on arrival and must self-isolate until a second test, taken on day-five, is returned negative.
People coming from ‘green’ countries are tested on arrival but there are no self-isolation requirements. If they decline the test they must isolate for 14 days.
