Guernsey's director of public health has urged hotels and businesses to check their water systems for legionella bacteria.

On Saturday and Sunday, chlorinated water was flushed through water pipes in the Princess Elizabeth Hospital, in a second and final stage of cleansing. This followed the detection, earlier this month, of higher than acceptable levels of the bacteria.

Dr Stephen Bridgman said an outbreak could badly affect Guernsey's image.

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