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Covid response to change if unexplained cases rise

Ewart outlines 'key considerations'

The director of public health says if the number of unexplained cases on the Island increases, government's response will change accordingly.

Ministers chose not to introduce restrictions after close contacts of two cases of unknown origin detected at the weekend all returned negative tests.

Government had advised the public to stay at home and business to close on Saturday until those results came back yesterday.

Dr Henrietta Ewart says a rise in unexplained cases is a critical factor when making decisions on restrictions, but it's not the only consideration: 

As of the latest update there are 48 active cases, 3 of which are travel related.

One of those linked to the Steam Packet cluster has been admitted to hospital.

585 vaccines are due to be delivered today, with more than 21,000 administered to date.

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