Chief minister to look at 'strategic approach' to Covid

Cannan to speak with senior officers

The chief minister says he'll be looking at government's strategic approach to Covid-19 on the Island.

There are currently 594 active cases of the virus here, after 149 new cases were identified over the weekend.

Meanwhile, one of the Island's secondary schools has asked some students to work from home this week as it's dealing with a high number of staff absences due to Covid and other respiratory illnesses.

Alfred Cannan says he'll be meeting with senior officers, and the director public health, today to discuss what he described as the 'three critical issues' - Covid in schools, gas prices, and the pressures on the health service: