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No active cases of coronavirus – 4pm 4 June 2020

Since the last update (4pm Wednesday 3 June) there have been no further confirmed positive tests for coronavirus. This means the Isle of Man now has no active cases and the total number of confirmed cases remains 336.
There have been 5,076 concluded te…

Safety measures put in place as dentists prepare to open

Dental practices in the Island can resume treating patients again, providing they meet stringent safety guidelines designed to prevent infection among staff and patients. 
The closure of practices under Emergency Powers in late March was a key patient …

No active cases of coronavirus – 4pm 3 June 2020

Since the last update (5pm Tuesday 2 June) there have been no further confirmed positive tests for coronavirus. This means the Isle of Man now has no active cases and the total number of confirmed cases remains 336.
There have been 5,035 concluded test…

Isle of Man Disruption Loan Guarantee Agreement exceeds £1.5million worth of business support

The Isle of Man Disruption Loan Guarantee Agreement, a COVID-19 financial support initiative launched by the Isle of Man Government, has provided £1.5million worth of support and helped secure over 200 jobs for local businesses since its launch in Apri…

Minister Cregeen’s statement on COVID-19 – 2 June 2020

Well good afternoon. I’m glad to be here to have the opportunity to explain how the Department of Home Affairs has been keeping the Island safe during the pandemic. 

I am grateful to the dedicated men and women of my Department and proud of what the…

Chief Fire Officer’s statement on COVID-19 – 2 June 2020

Good afternoon,

I have been asked to speak today about the work of the IOMFRS  throughout the ongoing pandemic, at the very start we set 3 strategic priorities which were:

To continue to serve and protect the community of our Island.

To ensure t…

Chief Minister appoints new Policy and Reform Minister and Infrastructure Minister

Chief Minister Howard Quayle MHK has today announced that Tim Baker MHK will become the new Minister for Infrastructure and Ray Harmer MHK will become the new Minister for Policy and Reform.
The changes to the Council of Ministers follow last week’s di…

No further coronavirus cases confirmed – 5pm 2 June 2020

Since the last update (5pm Monday 1 June) there have been no further confirmed positive tests for coronavirus – so the total number of confirmed cases remains 336.
There have been 4,967 concluded tests and 36 people are awaiting results.
Four people ar…

Minister Ashford’s statement on COVID-19 – 1 June 2020

I am delighted to be able to announce that we now have access to a verified anti-body test and we will be beginning to roll out a programme of testing to see how widespread COVID-19 has been in our community.  We have been able to purchase 10,000 test…

Chief Minister’s statement on COVID-19 – 1 June 2020

Good afternoon 

Let’s kick off this afternoon’s briefing with the Health & Social Care Minister bringing us today’s update on testing and cases. I know the Minister also wants to update you on the roll out of the antibody testing and the new gra…