Face coverings are being advised for everyone, including parents doing school drop-offs.
People are being advised to wear face masks in all pubic buildings and on school sites in Guernsey in a bid to curb Covid-19 cases.
They should be worn during drop-off and pick-up times, as well as inside school buildings, the States of Guernsey said.The States of Guernsey said it would consider making masks compulsory at a meeting on Tuesday. It added it recognised mask wearing was low and hoped the changes would reduce the risk of transmission.Jason Moriarty, the States of Guernsey's strategic lead for operational delivery said: "Our work teams across the organisation need to be sure we are doing our utmost to follow best practice in order to reduce the spread of Covid and protect our staff, our customers and the Bailiwick as a whole.
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