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Guernsey emergency press conference. A thread with highlights as we go.Chief Minister:
•Lockdown with IMMEDIATE effect
•Only go out for shopping, medical care, exercise
•Keep your vaccination appointment if you feel well
•Only essential/key workers go to work
•Schools to close except for children of key workers/vulnerable
•Objective is to prevent spread of virus
•Measures in place “for some time”, reviewed in a fortnight
Dr Brink:
•Events began 4.30pm Fri when lab flagged four positives
•Concerned about lack of travel history
•Objective is to prevent spread of virus
•Measures in place “for some time”, reviewed in a fortnight
Dr Brink:
•Events began 4.30pm Fri when lab flagged four positives
•Concerned about lack of travel history
•Four re-tested, no link to travel or other case
•Worked overnight on contact tracing, continuing, still can’t find a link
•Three adults, one teenager, all at home
•Net to be thrown wide with testing to try and find links
•Worked overnight on contact tracing, continuing, still can’t find a link
•Three adults, one teenager, all at home
•Net to be thrown wide with testing to try and find links
•One has link to Ship & Crown / Crow’s Nest
•If you were there 18-20 Jan you’re asked to get in touch with gov by email (will share address) to be tested
•All year 8 at one school to be contacted for testing
•Thanks community for support and adherence, working together is key
•If you were there 18-20 Jan you’re asked to get in touch with gov by email (will share address) to be tested
•All year 8 at one school to be contacted for testing
•Thanks community for support and adherence, working together is key
•Reminder about immediate social distancing, hand hygiene, and wearing of masks
Journo questions:
•NB: Don’t yet know which strain, samples being sent for sequencing off-island
•NB: Liaised with Isle of Man on their recent similar ‘short sharp’ and ‘effective’ lockdown
Journo questions:
•NB: Don’t yet know which strain, samples being sent for sequencing off-island
•NB: Liaised with Isle of Man on their recent similar ‘short sharp’ and ‘effective’ lockdown
•HS: This short, sharp approach is best approach
•PW: We met at 6am to prepare immediate response, and thank all in community who reacted from first thing when it was posted on socials
•NB: Four individuals were from four households and all had symptoms
•PW: We met at 6am to prepare immediate response, and thank all in community who reacted from first thing when it was posted on socials
•NB: Four individuals were from four households and all had symptoms
•CM: Lockdown is for *at least* two weeks, it’s ‘indeterminate’
•CM: Guernsey to Sark and Alderney is essential-only/minimum possible
•CM: Speak to friends and family to help each other out to avoid panic/depression
•NB: Please feel reassured by speed of response
•CM: Guernsey to Sark and Alderney is essential-only/minimum possible
•CM: Speak to friends and family to help each other out to avoid panic/depression
•NB: Please feel reassured by speed of response
•HS: “We’re on it, we have a plan”
•CM: “We have one aim to get over this as quickly as possible”
•PW: Financial support for business being looked at immediately, more in tomorrow’s briefing
•NB: Beau Sejour is safe for those attending vaccination appointments
•CM: “We have one aim to get over this as quickly as possible”
•PW: Financial support for business being looked at immediately, more in tomorrow’s briefing
•NB: Beau Sejour is safe for those attending vaccination appointments
•AB: We really want people vaccinated, so please attend, come on your own if you can
•NB: This shouldn’t affect speed of vaccine rollout
•HS: Arrangement for children of separated families is the same as previously
•NB: Expects more positives in coming days
•NB: This shouldn’t affect speed of vaccine rollout
•HS: Arrangement for children of separated families is the same as previously
•NB: Expects more positives in coming days
