the channel island of Guernsey is set to
become the first part of the British
Isles to remove nearly all its lockdown
restrictions Guernsey hasn't had any new
cases of COBIT 19 for over three weeks
and schools there will be going back
with distancing measures from the 8th of
June but the tourism industry there has
been losing millions since the pandemic
began as robert hall reports in a
Guernsey garden 8 week old Charlie flood
is meeting his wider family until now
his grandparents have only had glimpses
of him at a distance today the family
can hold Charlie and hug each other for
the first time since lockdown began I
was so fortunate because in England they
can't do that nights just it must be so
so difficult for them we're just really
really lucky it feels absolutely amazing
it has been a long time coming I came
down on the 16th of May
Guernsey moved into phase 3 of the
lockdown exits plan Guernsey families
and friends can meet up under what's
called a bubble system gradually
widening their contacts don't is success
against kovat 19 is down to a community
effort social distancing combined with
testing and tracing has brought new
cases down to zero in a week's time most
lockdown measures will disappear
completely at the peak of when we were
seeing most of our cases we were really
doing over a hundred up to 126 some days
up to 180 tests a day in UK terms that's
over a hundred thousand tests per day in
Jersey to the curve of new cases has
flattened close to zero and life looks
almost normal shops businesses and
outside eateries have reopened but
social distancing measures remain in
place and Islanders have been advised to
use masks if they can beaches though
remain mostly deserted and that sums up
the dilemma now facing Island
governments getting Co bid 19 figures
down to or close to zero is a cause for
celebration but the celebration might be
short-lived the Channel Islands know
that they can't
mein with in a sealed bubble
indefinitely they must open their
borders if they are to slow the decline
in their economies latest figures from
Jersey show the island is losing 120
million pounds a month from its economy
increases in testing and tracing might
replace quarantine but even a gradual
return of sea and air links could
reverse the progress made to keep keep
in a bubble and to keep cases low but at
the same time if you don't have immunity
then you don't really know what's going
to happen as things open up but I think
we should say it out but then you billet
s people coming in and that's going to
be the problem I think you know as
politicians and health experts debate
their next moves Islanders are savoring
their freedom robert hall BBC News in
the Channel Islands lockdown has
presented real challenges for many
people's mental health a new survey
suggests that young people are
particularly affected with 2 & 5 saying
they're experiencing increased levels of
anxiety the report published as part of
Mental Health Awareness Week as prompted
calls for greater kindness in society as
Ashley John Baptiste reports a lot of
meals everyone has been impacted by the
coronavirus lockdown it despite
challenges many people are getting by
through acts of kindness Johnny is a
chef in London who's been furloughed and
now he is using his time and talents for
another purpose to help rough sleepers
according to the Mental Health
Foundation almost two thirds of adults
say that being kind to others has a
positive impact on their mental health
something that Johnny knows all too well
we're doing like 250 meals every day
definitely warming for sure it's nice to
see that what we're doing is actually
making an impact being kind to anyone
it's gonna make make you feel better
about yourself yet while some are
finding ways of coping for many the
pressure of a national lockdown is
taking its toll particularly when it
comes to young people
according to the Prince's Trust 43% of
young people say their anxiety levels
have increased due to the pandemic and
any half say they don't feel in control
of their lives 16 year old Owen harden
from Brighton was struggling with his
mental health at the start of the
lockdown soon after he went missing from
home his mom Stella has seen the impact
young people perhaps haven't developed
into the calm adult human beings that
we've become at almost Roland base
sometimes things seem really really huge
they might make snap decisions and
mental health might deteriorate more
quick to eat them almost two thirds of
people around the UK surveyed for the
Mental Health Foundation said that when
people are kind to them their mental
health improves for many it has a vital
role during the lockdown we are calling
for a much kinder Society one that
really protects and really prioritizes
our mental health and that would mean
not just tracking economic progress but
also measuring our health and well-being
Ashleigh john baptiste BBC news