No Covid-19 restrictions will be implemented for the island at this stage.

The Council of Ministers met this morning and took the decision to continue to closely monitor the situation on the island, but to not bring in any restrictions at this stage.

Chief Minister Howard Quayle said: ’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.’