Decision on shops due later this week
Garden centres can reopen to the public from today, as long as they have full social distancing measures in place.
Those with cafes are only allowed to provide takeaway services from them, though, in line with restrictions in place for the Island's hospitality sector.
An update on the repatriation process is also due later today.
Later this week, meanwhile, the Council of Ministers is due to discuss the reopening of other shops and retail businesses.
That could happen on Monday next week if given the go-ahead, as Chief Minister Howard Quayle explained at a recent media conference:
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