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WATCH: Today's Covid-19 conference and the decision to close island schools

THE latest States of Guernsey press conference about the global coronavirus pandemic was held this afternoon [Thursday].

Deputy Gavin St Pier, chair of the Civil Contingencies Authority.  (Picture by Sophie Rabey, 27567155)
Deputy Gavin St Pier, chair of the Civil Contingencies Authority. (Picture by Sophie Rabey, 27567155) / Guernsey Press

On the agenda was the imminent temporary closure of island schools and the use of emergency powers.

Present were the chairman of the Civil Contingencies Authority, Deputy Gavin St Pier; Director of Public Health Nicola Brink; Head of Law Enforcement Ruari Hardy; and Deputy Heidi Soulsby, president of Health & Social Care.

Edited highlights of the conference can be watched here.