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The public are offered a primary role to shape future Manx health and care services

The Health and Care Transformation Programme is asking the public for their views on how general practice (GP) services, dental services, pharmacies and opticians can best support them with their health and wellbeing.
This is an opportunity to affect h…

New locations identified that could pose low risk of COVID-19 – 11 January 2021

Following a recent positive case of COVID-19, eight locations have been identified which could pose a low risk of contracting the virus for people who visited at specific times.
Wednesday 30 December 2020
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm – Paparazzi, Loch Promenade,…

Chief Minister’s statement on COVID-19 – 11 January 2021

Good afternoon.
We are now into Day 5 of our circuit break lockdown.
The Minister of Health & Social Care is here with me to provide another update on the vaccination programme. We also have the Director of Public Health on Zoom.
I know that many o…

Parents asked to keep children at home where possible

Parents are being asked to keep their children at home whenever possible and only use hub schools when strictly necessary.
The Isle of Man Government is also strongly advising secondary age students and school staff who can wear face coverings to do so…

Flood information and advice on new, dedicated website

A website has been launched today aimed at providing advice, support and information to protect against flooding on the Isle of Man. 
iomfloodhub.im is an important development in improving safety and protecting property from flooding across the Islan…

Parents receive free school meal vouchers for second lockdown

Parents of children who normally receive free school meals will receive vouchers to spend on essential groceries while schools remain closed.
Most schools and nurseries in the Isle of Man closed on Thursday, except for 14 educational hubs kept open fo…

Two new cases of COVID-19 detected – 10 January 2021

Two new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Isle of Man.
The first case is a day 1 test result of someone self-isolating having travelled to the Isle of Man. They remain in self-isolation and will be offered further tests on day 7 and 13 of the…

Potentially affected pupils and staff at St Mary’s Primary School contacted

All pupils and staff at St Mary’s Primary School who are potentially affected following a child at the school testing positive for COVID-19 have now been contacted by the COVID-111 service.
All the households contacted have been offered testing and rem…

Two new cases of COVID-19 detected – 9 January 2021

Two new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Isle of Man. As yet, no source of transmission has been identified, however the two travel related clusters announced on New Year’s Eve and Tuesday 5 January, are the most likely cause. Contact tracin…

Statement from Department of Education, Sport and Culture

Since the announcement by the British Government that most summer exams would be cancelled, the Department for Education, Sport and Culture has been in regular contact with the European Regional Director at Cambridge International regarding the future …