Health Minister David Ashford MHK today outlined plans to allow the safe return of Isle of Man residents who did not make it back before the Island’s borders were closed on Friday 27 March. Those returning will be placed in quarantine for 14 days at a specially-repurposed hotel on the Island. During those 14 days,…
Minister Ashford On the 25th March 2020, the Council of Ministers closed the Isle of Man’s borders. This came into effect on Friday 27th March. As well as closing the borders, we shut non-essential retail premises, closed bars, restaurants and imposed stringent self-isolation and social distancing rules. We did all of this for one reason. To save lives. And the preservation of life has been the…
As part of the emergency measures brought in to support the economy during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department for Enterprise has taken a number of measures to temporarily relax the work permit system: All existing work permits automatically extended by 6 months; All work permit holders and workers engaged in employment which is exempt…
The Isle of Man Government has agreed to extend the pre-school voucher scheme to support nurseries, childminders and other child day care providers during the Covid-19 pandemic. This move will ensure that the children of all key workers will continue to be looked after during these unprecedented times. It means the Government will: Continue to…
