Covid Isle of Man: Under 12s arriving on island could get new exemptions

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Changes to the island's policy on borders and travel are being put to politicians in Tynwald.

Children under the age of 12 could travel to the Isle of Man without having to isolate or take a Covid test.The Manx parliament will also be asked to approve plans to open up travel for arrivals from countries on England's green and amber Covid lists.

He highlighted 31 August as a key date since, by then, "all eligible adults on the island will have been offered the second vaccination dose".Raising the age to 11 and under is set to recognise "the lower risk young children face in developing serious illness from Covid-19", according to Mr Quayle.Movement on and off the island has so far been restricted to the Common Travel Area of England, Scotland, Wales, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.

 

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