No Covid restrictions at this stage, Gov't confirms

Government has confirmed this afternoon no new Covid-19 restrictions will be coming in at this time.

It comes after the Council of Ministers met today to discuss the current situation after seven new cases of the virus were identified yesterday.

Chief Minister, Howard Quayle MHK, says: "The situation remains similar to yesterday, with a small number of cases, all linked to a single chain of transmission, making up a single cluster.

"Following a meeting of the Council of Ministers, we determined that, in line with the Government’s COVID-19 outbreak management plan, the number of cases, and the absence of unexpected cases not linked to this cluster, does not warrant any restrictions to Island-life at this stage.

"We will continue to monitor the situation closely and I will hold a briefing at 6pm this evening to provide the public with an update."

Meanwhile, officials this morning released a list of locations on Island which could pose a low Covid-19 risk - full details are available on our website.