A number of measures to protect patients, service users and staff have been put in place in health and care settings following confirmation of a small number of unexplained cases of COVID-19.
These cover the use of PPE, social distancing, hospital visi…
Elections for all 21 local authorities were due to take place this month. However, due to the COVID-19 circuit break lockdown the Local Authority General Election, scheduled to take place on 22 April 2021, has been postponed until July 2021.
Royal Asse…
Pregnant women are to be offered a vaccination to protect them from COVID-19, following the latest advice from the UK Government’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
The JCVI says pregnant women should be offered the vaccine at the…
Five new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Isle of Man. Two cases were detected on Tuesday evening and reported this morning. An additional three have been identified this afternoon from subsequent testing of close contacts.
All individuals …
Three further cases of coronavirus, including one in a school, have been identified in the Isle of Man.
It means five have been identified in the last 24 hours after two cases were recorded on Tuesday.
The latest cases were identified through contact t…
The Isle of Man Government’s lab teams and contact tracing have identified two positive cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday night.
Contact tracing started immediately to seek to understand the circumstances.
The two individuals are self-isolating and additio…
The Government has published a revised version of its COVID-19 Exit Framework which, subject to the approval of Tynwald, will guide the Island as it begins a new chapter in dealing with the virus.
The document outlines the indicative conditions and tar…
Around 1,200 children are expected to take part in the Isle of Man’s largest multi-sport event next month, as the HSBC Manx Youth Games enters its twentieth year.
Since the Games were first held, more than 20,000 young people have been given the opport…
A consultation has been launched today (Tuesday 20 April) which aims to inform the modernisation of concessionary bus fares.
The short questionnaire covers a total of nine questions which focus on the current Go Gold, Go Gold Plus, Go Silver, Go School…
Feedback is being sought on proposals that will shape the future of strategic planning and development in the north and west of the Island.
A public consultation has been launched, representing the first formal stage in producing a new area plan.
The A…
