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Public Health '100%' backs change of Covid approach

Island has 'good level of protection' says Ewart

The Isle of Man's director of public health says she 100 per cent backs a change of approach to Covid-19.

On Friday all remaining legal restrictions around Coronavirus were dropped.

It means people don't have to self-isolate, routine testing is no longer encouraged and isolation requirements at the border have been shelved.

As part of the move to treating the virus as endemic waste water testing is being introduced which will collect data on Covid, norovirus and influenza.

Dr Henrietta Ewart says it's time to move on: 

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