Isle of Man border restrictions to ease from Saturday
Non-resident family members, partners, and property owners will be able to travel to the Isle of Man from Saturday.However, the relaxation of the island's Covid-19 border restrictions will only apply to those who live in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands.
Chief Minister Howard Quayle said it was a step towards the island "adapting to live in a world with the virus".They will also be subject to restrictions for three days after their quarantine ends, including avoiding all public transport, pubs, restaurants and theatres.Applications for visitor exemption certificates can be made from midday on Friday.
Those arriving from anywhere else, including the Republic of Ireland, will have to isolate for 14 days and anyone who refuses to be tested will have to isolate alone for 21 days., which was approved by Tynwald earlier in the month. Mr Quayle said while the island's border restrictions were "necessary and widely supported", they had been "hard for many in our community".
However, he said they had "undoubtedly saved lives and have bought us time for the development and roll-out of vaccinations".of the virus, two of which are in Noble's Hospital with one receiving intensive care treatment.
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