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Summer exam grades to be decided by Island schools

Isle of Man students will not sit GCSE or A-level exams this summer and instead have their grades determined by their schools.
The move to cancel Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) exams for Year 11 and 13 students is fully supported b…

Positive cases of Covid-19 continue to rise in the Isle of Man

Cases of Covid-19 have continued to rise in the Isle of Man and six people are now being treated in hospital.
A further 81 cases were confirmed after testing on Saturday meaning the total number of active cases now stands at 315. More than 1,000 people…

Island schools will not return on Monday

Given the continued growth in numbers of COVID-19 cases on the Island, hub schools, nurseries and childminders will not reopen tomorrow (Monday 8 March).
The Council of Ministers have reviewed the situation this morning, and have made the decision to e…

Covid-19: Isle of Man cases continue to rise

Cases of Covid-19 have continued to rise in the Isle of Man and five people are being treated in hospital.
A further 71 cases were confirmed on Friday meaning the total number of active cases now stands at 234. More than 1,000 people are currently in s…

Cervical screening programme to continue in Primary Care

Island GPs have been asked to continue providing cervical screening services, with enhanced safety measures in place to protect patients and staff. 
The Director of Public Health and the DHSC have confirmed that the procedure can continue to be offered…

Covid-safe measures for Primary Care services

New measures have been introduced within the Primary Care sector to further protect patients, staff and the wider public as a result of the increase in positive Covid-19 cases.
With immediate effect:
Dentists will be able to provide advice, and prescri…

Chief Minister’s statement on COVID-19 – 05 March 2021

Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us today.
Here with me at the podium is the Minister for Education, Sport & Culture, and on Zoom we have the Minister for Health & Social Care and our Director of Public Health.
Let me start by handing over…

36 new cases of COVID-19 detected – 4 March 2021

36 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Isle of Man in the past 24 hours. 
18 of the cases are close contacts in existing clusters who were already in self-isolation. 
The remaining 18 cases are currently unexplained with no immediate link t…

Customs Civil Penalties

The Treasury advises that the Customs (Contravention of a Relevant Rule) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 came into force on 26 February 2021, updating references in existing customs civil penalty laws.
Customs civil penalties are used to encourage complia…

Construction sector to close for two weeks

The Council of Ministers has met this morning to review the ongoing response to the COVID-19 outbreak. 
Following discussions, the Council of Ministers has taken the decision that the Island’s construction sector must stop work for an initial period of…