The VillaGaiety announce today (Wednesday 08 April) that all scheduled performances and events up to the end of September 2020 will no longer go ahead. This is in line with current social distancing guidelines to delay the spread of COVID-19. Due to lead times associated with booking and preparing shows and in consultation with stakeholders,…
Minister Ashford Good afternoon, everyone. I will shortly hand over to Chief Constable Gary Roberts who will provide an overview of how the Isle of Man Constabulary is dealing with the additional demand on its resources and the unique challenges presented by the Coronavirus pandemic. Our police officers are another example of the dedicated professionals…
A further shipment of personal protection equipment (PPE) arrived in the Isle of Man yesterday evening (Tuesday 7 April) ensuring health and care staff continue to be protected during their vital work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Isle of Man Government was informed yesterday afternoon that the PPE was available via the army in…
An urgent solution is being put in place to replace a key piece of equipment in Noble’s Hospital Pharmacy, to ensure patients can continue to receive chemotherapy and other treatments. A technical fault has occurred in a fan unit which is vital to the safe production of drugs for chemo and certain other therapies in…
A nursing home resident thought to be the oldest person in the Island so far to test positive for coronavirus, has been moved from her nursing home to Noble’s Hospital. The 91 year old was transferred as a precaution and after assessment by clinicians, has been admitted to the inpatient Covid 19 ward. Contact tracing…
